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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. How old is Catherine?
2. Which of the following does NOT describe Tom?
3. What is the name of Martin Barnes' daughter?
4. What is the name of the dispatcher at the sheriff's office?
5. What does Catherine assume about the woman whose body she discovered because of the location?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Molly Perkins visit Catherine? What does Catherine thinks she wants and how does Catherine respond toward her?
2. What is Catherine's explanation for why her father's old office is so close to her home?
3. How did Catherine feel about Leona Gaites?
4. What does Catherine decide to do after making her discovery in the tenant house? Does her emotional state deter her?
5. What does Catherine notice about Carl Perkins' appearance in Chapter 9? What does she assume it has to do with?
6. Who does Catherine receive a call from while she is on her lunch break on Tuesday? What does this person accuse Catherine of and what is her response?
7. 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?
8. Do you believe that Catherine's discovery of Tom's body has lessened or heightened Sheriff Galton's suspicion of her? What else in Chapter 11 could contribute to the heightening or lessening of the sheriff's suspicion of Catherine?
9. What is the atmosphere at work like on Tuesday? When is the newspaper deadline and what mishaps occur to stress the workers of the paper?
10. Who is the killer? What is his or her medical diagnosis and why does it lead to murder?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This novel is a murder mystery that also has a touch of romance in it, as we see the relationship between Catherine Linton and Randall Gerrard form and grow as the novel progresses. How does the relationship between Catherine and Randall develop? How does the dramatic situation in the novel, the murders and their aftermath, affect their relationship? Why does the author throw a romantic situation into a murder mystery? How do you feel about having a romantic relationship in a murder mystery?
Essay Topic 2
The theme of secrets is a very prevalent and recurring theme in the novel. Identify how this theme is used citing examples from the novel. Why is this theme an important one in the novel? How do the secrets of the townspeople add to the plot of the novel? Why do the people of Lowfield so readily tell their secrets to Catherine? How does she react to these secrets?
Essay Topic 3
The novel "Sweet and Deadly" is categorized in the mystery genre. Explain the key concepts in a murder mystery and point out if and where these concepts are present in the novel. How does this novel differ from a "traditional" murder mystery? What are the most important elements in the novel that make for a complete murder mystery?
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