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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. What weapon was used to kill Leona Gaites?
2. When a visitor rings the doorbell in Chapter 5, who does Catherine hope it is?
3. What is the name of the dispatcher at the sheriff's office?
4. What item from her father's office does Catherine tell the sheriff she did not sell to Jerry Selforth?
5. Who is Sally Boone?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do people feel so comfortable confiding their secrets to Catherine? How does Catherine feel about the secrets of the town and being the one they are told to?
2. What does Catherine's state of mind appear to be in the beginning of the novel?
3. How does Catherine know that Tom is in trouble in Chapter 11?
4. How does Catherine feel when she gets home from the sheriff's office in Chapter 4? Why?
5. Describe the change in Catherine's character in Chapter 11? Does her personality seem to change at all? Who notices?
6. Describe the discovery of Tom's body. What is Catherine's reaction and her emotional state? Who else is in Tom's house and why?
7. What does Catherine tell Randall that she wants for her parents? What does this say about her part in the novel?
8. Is Sheriff Galton suspicious of Catherine? Why would he be suspicious of her? What is his advice for her?
9. 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?
10. Why does Catherine decide to solve the crime by herself and not go to the police or Randall for help first?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This novel is largely told from the point of view of the main character, Catherine Linton. Because of this, we only learn about the other characters in the novel through her eyes. Describe why this is important to consider when thinking about what we know about the other characters in the novel. Do the treatments of the characters by the author mirror the opinions of Catherine Linton of those characters? Provide examples to support your answer. What effect would point of view changes have on the novel itself?
Essay Topic 2
Symbols are commonly used in literature to represent an idea or feeling that the author chooses to be present in the novel. For example, in "Sweet and Deadly," a couple of the symbols used include the dun colored dog and the baseball bat used to commit the crimes. The dog can be seen as the symbol for the "circle of life" that Catherine and Randall talk about a few times and the baseball bat can identify the hostility of the killer. Use these symbols and provide other examples from the novel and answer the following questions. What do the symbols in the novel stand for? How? What do the symbols promote or convey to the reader in the novel? How does the author use the symbol to convey an idea and why does she use the symbol instead of simply stating her idea?
Essay Topic 3
Mystery novels can be used as tools for teachers to help their students learn important skills. A couple of those skills include deductive reasoning and critical thinking. Explain how a mystery novel teaches these skills using examples from the novel "Sweet and Deadly." What other skills can a student possibly learn through reading and analyzing a mystery novel? How do these skills help a student in other facets of their lives?
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