Magpie Murders Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Anthony Horowitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Magpie Murders Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Anthony Horowitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Two, Joy," how long would Pund need to finish his book The Landscape of Criminal Investigation?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) A year.

2. In "One: Sorrow," how old is Robert, Mary Blakiston's son?
(a) 34.
(b) 26.
(c) 28.
(d) 31.

3. In "Four, A Boy," who is seeing Dr. Redwing when Pund speaks with Joy in the medical office?
(a) Johnny Whitehead.
(b) Robert Blakiston
(c) Jeff and Billy Weaver.
(d) Clarissa Pye.

4. In "One: Sorrow," what was Mary Elizabeth Blakiston's occupation before she died?
(a) Stenographer.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Grocery clerk.

5. In "Four: A Boy," what color does Pund say that Joy's motor scooter is?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Pink.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Three: A Girl," how long is Pund's drive from London to Pye Hall?

2. In "One: Sorrow," how much younger was Clarissa than her brother Magnus?

3. In "Six: Gold," how old is Matthew Blakiston?

4. In "Five: Silver," what was Frances's occupation before she married Magnus?

5. In "Five: Silver," how long has Johnny lived in Saxby-on-Avon?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Two: Joy," why is Frances Pye in London?

2. In "Five: Silver," what is Brent's house like?

3. In "Two: Joy," why is Rev. Osborne upset after reading the Bath Weekly Chronicle?

4. In "Five: Silver," what does Clarissa decide to do after learning that she was the child born first?

5. In "Four: A Boy," what do Pund and Fraser do when Joy walks back to tell Dr. Redwing that the men are there to see her?

6. In "Three: A Girl," why are people gathered around the bus shelter?

7. In "Two: Joy," what does Pund's doctor tell him?

8. Why has Clarissa Pye's life been a challenge?

9. In "Two: Joy," why did Dr. Redwing put her father in a nursing home?

10. In "Six, Gold," why did Matthew leave Saxby-on-Avon?

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