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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. Why does Sally Boone call Catherine?
2. Where did Leona Gaites die?
3. Who rents Catherine's property where the tenant house is located?
4. What does Molly Perkins bring to Catherine's house?
5. What was the name of Catherine's mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. Catherine receives a telephone call from Sally, Martin Barnes' daughter. She is calling to offer her condolences, but she also offers up some information about Martin. What is that information, and what does Catherine deduce as a result of the information?
2. How does Randall explain his feelings to Catherine? What had he done to get her to notice him? How did he feel when she did not notice him?
3. 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?
4. What does Catherine learn from Salton Sims about Leona Gaites? How is his revelation verified?
5. Why do Randall and Tom both pay Catherine a visit at her house after she comes home from the sheriff's office on the day she finds the body?
6. What is the exchange between Percy Eakins and Catherine like at the sheriff's office as he takes her statement? Who does Percy turn out to be and how does this affect Catherine?
7. How does Catherine know that Tom is in trouble in Chapter 11?
8. What does Catherine notice about Carl Perkins' appearance in Chapter 9? What does she assume it has to do with?
9. 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?
10. Why doesn't Catherine stop at either of the two houses on the dirt road to ask for help?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Writing style is an important element for an author in writing a novel and is usually unique to a specific author or genre. Discuss the writing style of the author of the writing techniques that she employs in "Sweet and Deadly." What do we learn in the novel through the style that the author employs? Why does the author choose to have Catherine be so introspective? How do we gain insight into the novel and its characters through the writing style and writing techniques employed in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Explore the character of Molly Perkins. There are several clues that suggest that Molly knew all along what her husband, Carl, was doing. What are they? Provide examples from the book. Why would Molly consent to this type of behavior from Carl? Was she just as concerned with public reputation or was she just being loyal to her husband? Do you think that Molly was under threat of death for her silence as everyone else?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Catherine Linton. What do we learn about her personality throughout the novel? What impact do the aspects of her character have on the novel? Is Catherine an effective main character? Does she make a good "detective" or does she just stumble across the solution to the mystery without any real detective work? Give examples to support your answers.
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