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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. Who visits Mallory in the hospital after she recovers from the tea?

2. Who panhandles and calls Henry for money?

3. Who has amnesia and is in the hospital recovering from a near-death experience?

4. In what park are groups of dogs playing?

5. Who keeps Mallory company in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mallory regret about Markowitz at the end of the novel?

2. Why is Redwing such a serious threat according to Edith and others?

3. How is Mallory cold when dealing with Edith before her trip?

4. What is unusual about the puppy at Redwing's feet in the park?

5. How is Mallory's relationship with Butler different from that of other men?

6. When Butler goes to Edith's house, how does he determine changes that help him as clues to the investigation?

7. After Gaynor's death, where is the blame for the murders going?

8. When Butler realizes how powerful Edith is, what does he blame her for?

9. What did the director do with the information Redwing gave him?

10. Why was Redwing never prosecuted prior to the Markowitz case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the detecting techniques of the four sleuths of Mallory, Coffey, Riker, and Butler; cover how they each approach the murder and whether their intuitions were correct. Who actually solves the murders and how?

Essay Topic 3

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

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