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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rents one of the houses near the old tenant shack?
(a) Betty Eakins.
(b) Tom Mascalco.
(c) Martin Barnes.
(d) Jewel Crenna.

2. What does Catherine point out to Tom in his house that connects to part of hers?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A buzzer.
(c) A secret passageway.
(d) A sidewalk.

3. Where does Catherine want to go to buy new curtains and clothes?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) New York.
(d) Little Rock.

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Carl Perkins?
(a) He drives a white Lincoln.
(b) He is the county coroner.
(c) He is interested in Catherine romantically.
(d) He is Catherine's neighbor.

5. Who is Molly Perkins?
(a) The coroner's wife.
(b) Catherine's aunt.
(c) Jerry Selforth's new nurse.
(d) The librarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Sweet and Deadly?"

2. What type of book is Catherine halfway through when the murder takes place?

3. Who taught Catherine how to shoot?

4. What does Molly Perkins bring to Catherine's house?

5. Where did Leona Gaites die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the body that Catherine discovers turn out to be and why is the sheriff disturbed at the discovery?

2. What do we learn about the death of Catherine's parents in Chapter 4? How does it connect with Leona Gaites?

3. What is Catherine doing at the beginning of the novel?

4. What is Catherine's explanation for why her father's old office is so close to her home?

5. Why does Catherine become suspicious of everyone in town in Chapter 10? What does this tell us about her at this point in the novel?

6. What does Catherine learn from Salton Sims about Leona Gaites? How is his revelation verified?

7. The morning after she finds Leona's body, how does Catherine feel when she firsts wakes up? How does this change? Can you explain the reasons for Catherine's feelings?

8. What does Catherine notice about Carl Perkins' appearance in Chapter 9? What does she assume it has to do with?

9. What is the point of the buzzer that Catherine points out to Tom in his house? Does the author's inclusion of this indicate anything in the novel?

10. Who is the killer? What is his or her medical diagnosis and why does it lead to murder?

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