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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine find out about Carl Perkins?

2. Why didn't Betty tell anyone about the information she gave Catherine until now?

3. Who did Tom say spoke at the Lion's Club meeting he attended?

4. Who bribed Randall's father?

5. What does Catherine go to retrieve from the attic in her father's old office?

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

At points in the novel, the author uses imagery to conjure up a feeling or mood in the novel or to create suspense or suspicion. Discuss the imagery used in "Sweet and Deadly." Provide examples of places in the novel where the author employs imagery to display a mood and where the author uses the imagery to create suspense. Also, try to find other places in the novel where the author uses vivid or descriptive imagery and explain what this imagery conveys to the reader. In short, how does the imagery used by the author affect the novel?

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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