outside lights in her honour. She was buried in the nearby churchyard of St Mary's, Cholsey, in a plot she had chosen with her husband 10 years previously. The simple funeral service was attended by about 20 newspaper and TV reporters, some having travelled from as far away as South America. Thirty wreaths adorned Christie's grave, including one from the cast of her long-running play The Mousetrap and one sent "on behalf of the multitude of grateful readers" by the Ulverscroft Large Print Book Publishers. Mallowan, who remarried in 1977, died in 1978 and was buried next to Christie. Estate and subsequent ownership of works Christie was unhappy about becoming "an employed wage slave", and for tax reasons set up a private company in 1955, Agatha Christie Limited, to hold the rights to her works. In about 1959 she transferred her 278-acre home, Greenway Estate, to her daughter, Rosalind Hicks. In 1968, when Christie was almost 80, she sold a 51% stake in Agatha Christie Limited (and the works it owned) to Booker Books (better known as Booker Author's Division), which by 1977 had increased its stake to 64%. Agatha Christie Limited still owns the worldwide rights for more than 80 of Christie's novels and short stories, 19 plays, and nearly 40 TV films. In the late 1950s, Christie had reputedly been earning around £100,000 (approximately ) per year. Christie sold an estimated 300 million books during her lifetime. At the time of her death in 1976, "she was the best-selling novelist in history." One estimate of her total earnings from more than a half-century of writing is $20 million (approximately $ million in ). As a result of her tax planning, her will left only £106,683 (approximately ) net, which went mostly to her husband and daughter along with some smaller bequests. Her remaining 36% share of Agatha Christie Limited was inherited by Hicks, who passionately preserved her mother's works, image, and legacy until her own death 28 years later. The family's share of the company allowed them to appoint 50% of the board and the chairman, and retain a veto over new treatments, updated versions, and republications of her works. In 2004, Hicks' obituary in The Telegraph noted that she had been "determined to remain true to her mother's vision and to protect the integrity of her creations" and disapproved of "merchandising" activities. Upon her death on 28
{
        'QUESTION: What happened after Agatha Christie passed away?' : 'After Agatha Christie passed away, she was buried in the nearby churchyard of St Mary\'s, Cholsey, in a plot she had chosen with her husband 10 years previously.',
        'QUESTION: How many wreaths were there at her gravesite?' : 'There were thirty wreaths at her gravesite, including one from the cast of her long-running play The Mousetrap and one sent "on behalf of the multitude of grateful readers" by the Ulverscroft Large Print Book Publishers.',
        'QUESTION: Who did Agatha Christie transfer her estate to?' : 'Agatha Christie transferred her 278-acre home, Greenway Estate, to her daughter, Rosalind Hicks.',
        'QUESTION: When did Agatha Christie set up Agatha Christie Limited?' : 'Agatha Christie set up Agatha Christie Limited in 1955.',
        'QUESTION: How much money did Agatha Christie earn annually in the late 1950s?' : 'In the late 1950s, Christie had reputedly been earning around £100,000 (approximately ) per year.',
        'QUESTION: How many copies of her books did Agatha Christie sell during her lifetime?' : 'At the time of her death in 1976, "she was the best-selling novelist in history," selling an estimated 300 million books during her lifetime.',
        'QUESTION: What percentage of shares in Agatha Christie Limited did Agatha Christie have before her death?' : 'Before her death, Agatha Christie held a 36% share of Agatha Christie Limited.',
        'QUESTION: What did Rosalind Hicks do after inheriting her mother\'s share of Agatha Christie Limited?' : 'Upon inheriting her mother\'s share of Agatha Christie Limited, Rosalind Hicks worked to preserve her mother\'s works, image, and legacy, and retained a veto power over new adaptations and republications of her mother\'s work.',
        'QUESTION: Did Agatha Christie ever get married again after her first husband\'s death?' : 'No, Agatha Christie never got married again after her first husband\'s death.'
    }
    return q_a_dict