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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 does Catherine compare the town's reaction to her discovery of Leona's body to?
2. What day of the week is it when Catherine wakes up the morning after finding the dead body?
3. What is the dispatcher doing as Catherine enters the sheriff's office?
4. What job did Catherine ask Leona if she had applied for?
5. What is the name of Martin Barnes' daughter?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Molly Perkins' apparent emotional state when Catherine pays the Perkins a visit in Chapter 9. Why does Catherine believe she is acting the way she is? What does Carl tell Catherine is Molly's reason for acting strangely?
2. Why does Catherine have to go back to the crime scene with the sheriff and what is her reaction?
3. What does Catherine learn from Salton Sims about Leona Gaites? How is his revelation verified?
4. What information does Betty Eakins give to Catherine that could possibly help Catherine solve the crime?
5. When does Catherine figure out who the killer is? How?
6. 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?
7. Why doesn't Catherine stop at either of the two houses on the dirt road to ask for help?
8. What is the procedure at the crime scene as explained by Sheriff Galton?
9. What does Catherine's state of mind appear to be in the beginning of the novel?
10. Who does the body that Catherine discovers turn out to be and why is the sheriff disturbed at the discovery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The setting of the novel, the small town of Lowfield, is in the southern state of Mississippi. What part do Southern values play in the novel? Can you find a part or parts in the novel where Catherine Linton talks about or gives specific references to things that occur in the South? How does the southern setting of the novel affect its plot, characters and character interactions? Give examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Explore the character of Carl Perkins. How does this character present himself in the novel? What clues can Catherine look back on concerning her interactions with Carl to determine that he is in fact the murderer? Discuss Carl Perkins' motives for committing the murders. Would you say that Carl is the typical culprit in a murder mystery?
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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