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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. What type of car does Marshall drive?

2. What is the nearest large town to Shakespeare?

3. What type of car does Carlton drive?

4. Pardon's niece is from where?

5. What initials are on the key that Lily has for the apartment building closet under the stairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had Claude not looked in the closet under the stairs at the apartment building?

2. What did Deedra see when she stopped by Pardon Albee's apartment on Monday afternoon?

3. Whose car does Lily see at Thea Sedaka's house?

4. What are typical activities for Lily on Sundays?

5. What does Lily hear while she is in the Drinkwater house cleaning?

6. Why did Lily decide to look in the closet under the stairs at the apartment building?

7. How was Pardon Albee killed?

8. Why does Lily suggest that she and Marshall should not see each other until his divorce is final?

9. Why does Deedra say that Pardon Albee irritated her?

10. Why is Lily reluctant to go grocery shopping on Saturday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Lily's relationship with Marshall and Lily's relationship with Claude. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the author uses red herrings in the novel to divert attention from the real murderer. Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the gang rape changed Lily's life. Cite examples from "Shakespeare's Landlord."

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