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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Strike tell Derrick Wilson as the reason he left the military in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) He arm was blown off.
(b) He was discharged for disobeying orders.
(c) His leg was blown off.
(d) He was discharged for homosexuality.

2. Why does the Detective Inspector disregard the witness in the Prologue?
(a) He claims the has severe schizophrenia.
(b) He claims she was on cocaine.
(c) He claims she was stoned on marijuana.
(d) He claims she was drunk.

3. Where did Kolovas-Jones pick up Deeby Macc on the night that Lula died?
(a) The Lanesborough.
(b) Brown's Hotel.
(c) Claridge's.
(d) Heathrow Airport.

4. Mr. Bristow is described in Part 1, Chapter 3 as being distinctly like what in appearance?
(a) A duck.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A snake.

5. What are the names of the two sons that Jonny Rokeby had with Jenny Graham?
(a) Edward and Al.
(b) Paul and Andrew.
(c) Jack and Henry.
(d) Jason and Richard.

6. Who was Strike's mother's Rastafarian musician boyfriend that is described in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Shumba.
(b) Manu.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Jonas.

7. How is Robin Ellacott's engagement ring described?
(a) A single diamond.
(b) A sapphire with two diamonds.
(c) A ruby with two diamonds.
(d) An opal with two diamonds.

8. How much older than Lula is John Bristow?
(a) 11 years older.
(b) 6 years older.
(c) 14 years older.
(d) 3 years older.

9. How did Charlie Bristow die?
(a) He was in an automobile accident.
(b) He drowned in a stream by his friend's house.
(c) He rode his bike over the edge of a quarry.
(d) He broke his neck after falling from his roof.

10. What does Derrick Wilson note about the elevator after he inspected Lula's flat following her fall in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) It was on the third floor.
(b) It was still on her floor.
(c) It was on the first floor.
(d) It was not working.

11. Strike surmises that Lula fell from the top floor of the apartment building, which he estimates to be about how many feet up?
(a) 50.
(b) 25.
(c) 60.
(d) 40.

12. What company does the driver Mick work for?
(a) Empire Cars.
(b) Illumicars.
(c) Oxford Cars.
(d) Execars.

13. With what designer had Lula Landry just signed a contract that would have brought in $5 million in two years before her death?
(a) Heidi Slater.
(b) Guy Some.
(c) Anna Wartz.
(d) Calvin Klein.

14. What is Matthew's profession?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a costume designer.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a professor.

15. Who was Jonny Rokeby's first wife?
(a) Shirley Mullens.
(b) Ciara Porter.
(c) Leda Strike.
(d) Maria Allistair.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Derrick Wilson say Lula Landry left her apartment with Ciara Porter on the night she died?

2. How old is C. .B. Strike said to be in Part 1, Chapter 2?

3. Who is the neighbor that overheard a fight between Lula and a man the night she died?

4. When was Jonny Rokey born?

5. At what time was the apartment building's security guard alerted about the incident, according to news reports in the Prologue?

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