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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 old is Dr. Redwing?

2. In "Five: Silver," what color car does Matthew Blakiston drive?

3. In "One: Sorrow," how old was Robert when he left school?

4. In "Three: A Girl," who is the one person that villagers do not consider may have killed Sir Magnus?

5. In "One: Sorrow," where do Robert and Joy plan to have their honeymoon when they marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "One: Sorrow," what does Jeff Weaver notice at the funeral?

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

4. How did Dr. Emilia Redwing remember that Mary Blakiston died?

5. In "Six: Gold," why did Matthew settle in Cardiff?

6. In "One: Sorrow," what does Henrietta Osborne say about funerals and Mary Blakiston?

7. How does Pund feel when he awakes in "Four: A Boy" and what does he do?

8. In "Four: A Boy," what does Robert say about his childhood at Lodge House?

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

10. What does Dr. Redwing's father reveal to her before he dies in "Four: A Boy"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charles Clover worked with Susan Ryeland at another publishing company before he started his own publishing house. What type of relationship do Charles and Susan have? What changes their relationship? How would you describe their relationship by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Conway took elements of Magpie Murders from real life. What are some elements in Magpie Murders that Conway took from real life? What is revealed about art imitating life?

Essay Topic 3

Susan states at the beginning of the novel, that Magpie Murders changed her life. Did Magpie Murders change her life? How did it change her life? Were the changes positive or negative?

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