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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Silvey references past works of literature, he is using what literary device?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Personification.

2. In Chapter One, who has been murdered?
(a) Laura Wishart.
(b) Holden Caulfield.
(c) Jeffrey Lu.
(d) Eliza Wishart.

3. Which is an example of a pun from Chapter Three?
(a) Charlie's response of "it's a grave matter" when his father says the hole will need to be big enough for both their bodies (110).
(b) The fact that Eliza's favority actress is Audrey Hepburn.
(c) Charlie's comparison of his father to Atticus Finch.
(d) The insects who "busy themselves around my lamp" (111).

4. What murderer does Charlie NOT read about?
(a) Eric Edgar Cooke.
(b) Jack the Ripper.
(c) Albert Fish.
(d) Charles Manson.

5. What is the current theory in Chapter Four about Laura's disappearance?
(a) She had to get to Perth.
(b) She was meeting someone at the river.
(c) She was kidnapped from her room.
(d) She was running away to New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wesley claim to do each night in his study?

2. What book is Charlie reading in Chapter One?

3. Of what actress does Eliza remind Charlie?

4. Why is Jeffrey grounded in Chapter Three?

5. Which is NOT a rumor about Warwick Trent?

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