View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes to Mallory's apartment to tell her that she is on compassionate leave?

2. Who goes to Gramercy Park and lets him/herself with Mallory's stolen key?

3. What did Louis Markowitz do for work?

4. What is Mallory allowed to keep even though she is on compassionate leave?

5. Who can Mallory beat to the campus if she takes the subway?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mallory act at the crime scene of her father?

2. What does Mallory notice or fail to notice as she wanders through Manhattan on her way to meet Gaynor?

3. What are possible motives for Cathery to commit the murder?

4. Why does the pawnbroker call Mallory?

5. When Margot cannot get into her apartment, how does she reveal her desperation in her subsequent acts?

6. Why is Mallory disconcerted when she meets Edith?

7. How does Butler handle Mrs. Pickering request for help and her doubts about her mother's pet medium?

8. How does Mallory gain access into the theater where Gaynor is?

9. Why is Sloop unable to tell the exact time of death of Markowitz?

10. Why does Margot stab a man in the subway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Coffey's character, comparing and contrasting him with Butler and Riker.

Essay Topic 2

Mallory's personality invokes strong attraction for multiple characters ranging from Butler to Coffey. Why is this so? Whom is she attracted to if anyone? What is it about Mallory's personality that evokes protective instincts in men? What are some of her negative characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

Appearances can be deceiving. Make a time line that shows the progression of your knowledge as a reader into the characters of the murder suspects. Which characters reveal the theme of appearances can be deceiving most?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 808 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample