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 is at a family barbecue when he is called to the scene when Mallory is putting Markowitz's wedding ring back on his finger?

2. What detail about Samantha does Margot fail to know the answer to when questioned by attorneys?

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

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

5. How is Kathleen Mallory related to Louis Markowitz?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Margot described in Chapter 5?

3. When Mallory tells Butler about the seance, what conclusions does he draw about people and information?

4. Why is Butler able to relate to Cathery?

5. What does Butler do at Markowitz' funeral that shocks everyone?

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

7. Why is Butler's presence at poker important?

8. What does Edith reveal about showmanship and fraud?

9. How do Kaplan and Mallory interact at the crime scene?

10. Why is Margot unable to prove that she is related to Siddon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mallory's Oracle is a detective fiction novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Edith. What is her role in the book? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Edith's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 841 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample