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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. How much does Helen work?

2. Who has painted the pointed that Jury finds in Helen's house?

3. What does Jury say to Miss Hargreaves-Brown's accent?

4. Who is Maureen Littleton?

5. What does Jury admit to Helen when the first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Racer interact with Cyril?

2. Who discovers Helen's body?

3. What does Father Rourke tell Jury about the research Helen was supposedly doing?

4. Who does Jury think Parmenger is in Part I?

5. How does Cyril interact with Racer?

6. What happens when Jury walks into the church as the novel opens?

7. How does Jury respond to Cullen when Cullen asks him how long he has known Helen?

8. What triggers Maureen to wonder if something has happened to Helen?

9. How does Melrose respond to Lady Agatha's comment that he is an "unconfirmed bachelor"?

10. What does Nellie tell Jury when he comes to talk to her about Helen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least 3 literary devices that Grimes uses to help the reader better understand at least one character of your choosing. Use direct quotations and/or examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least three reasons why "Jerusalem Inn" could be classified in a genre other than murder mystery, making sure to use specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least three literary techniques Grimes uses to make one character of your choosing from the "Jerusalem Inn" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.

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