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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. In "Two: Joy," what accent does Pund have?
2. In "Two: Joy," how much does Johnny Whitehead receive from a friend for selling some old silver?
3. In "One: Sorrow," where did Johnny and Gemma Whitehead live before moving to Saxby-on-Avon?
4. How long did Atticus Pund spend in one of Hitler's concentration camps?
5. In "Four: A Boy," how old does Robert say that he was when his family moved to the Lodge House?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Five: Silver," what is Brent's house like?
2. In "Two: Joy," why is Rev. Osborne upset after reading the Bath Weekly Chronicle?
3. In "Three: A Girl," what does Henrietta want to ask her husband?
4. In "Five: Silver," where does Johnny say that he got the Roman silver belt buckle?
5. What does Dr. Redwing's father reveal to her before he dies in "Four: A Boy"?
6. 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?
7. In "Four: A Boy," what does Robert say about his childhood at Lodge House?
8. In "One: Sorrow," what does Henrietta Osborne say about funerals and Mary Blakiston?
9. In "Two: Joy," what does Pund's doctor tell him?
10. In "One: Sorrow," what does Jeff Weaver notice at the funeral?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Susan refers to Magpie Murders as a whodunit. What is a whodunit? What pleasure do whodunnits provide? What is the reason for the existence of a whodunit story?
Essay Topic 2
Mary Blakiston is dead when Magpie Murders begins. How does the author reveal who Mary was and what people thought of her? How would you describe Mary and the type of person that she was?
Essay Topic 3
Susan feels judged by her sister when she visits her. How are the lives of the two sisters different? How does Katie feel about the life she has lead? What does she want for Susan? Why does Susan feel that Katie is judging her by wanting her to have the same type of life that Katie has?
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