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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's discovery about Carl Perkins confirm about him?
2. What day did Catherine tell Carl Perkins are busy days at the Gazette?
3. Where does Catherine call the police from after she finds Tom's body?
4. Where does Catherine go after her visit with Betty?
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
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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