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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After an autopsy, how is it determined the Marston's died?

2. Why did Archie want to buy Styles?

3. When was Holy Hour at the convent?

4. How many children were in the family Archie's mother came from?

5. When a new girl arrived at the convent on a Tuesday, by what day did she escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Bess when she went into labor?

2. When and how did Nan set her eyes on Archie?

3. What was the history of the convent where Nan spent her pregnancy?

4. Why did Chilton made an oath during the war to do no more harm in the world?

5. How did Nan discover that a new girl escaped?

6. How does Nan get home after escaping the convent?

7. How did Nan spend her days at the convent?

8. Why does Sir Arthur Conan Doyle visit Agatha's agent?

9. What does Nan do when Sister Mary Clare tells her that her baby has been adopted?

10. What does Agatha look like when Chilton sees her at the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What are the settings in The Christie Affair? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does the author use flashbacks in The Christie Affair? How does the author’s choice to use flashback affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Chilton has made a vow to do no harm. When and why did Chilton make a vow to do no harm? How does that vow affect the decision he makes regarding the murders of the Marstons?

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