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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Detective Sergeant that waits with the body in the Prologue?
(a) Cormoran Strike.
(b) Eric Wardle.
(c) Roy Carver.
(d) John Bristow.

2. What drug was Lula taking when she died?
(a) Prozac.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Lithium.
(d) Cocaine.

3. What is the alley called that runs behind the building where Lula lived?
(a) Phoenix Way.
(b) Serf's Way.
(c) Oxford Way.
(d) Mayfair Way.

4. What has become lodged in Robin's engagement ring in the end of Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) A piece of cracker.
(b) A piece of gravel.
(c) A frozen pea.
(d) A grain of sand.

5. What is John Bristow's profession?
(a) He is a professor.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a graphic designer.
(d) He is a banker.

6. Whose quote from Telephus opens the Prologue?
(a) Henry David Thoreu's.
(b) Aristotle's.
(c) Lucius Accius's.
(d) Walter Graham's.

7. From where did Robin move to London?
(a) Yorkshire.
(b) Bath.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Glasgow.

8. What are the names of the Bristows who adopted Charlie, John, and Lula?
(a) Alec and Yvette.
(b) John and Anna.
(c) Andrew and Helen.
(d) Charles and Mary.

9. Who was Derrick Wilson replacing on his shift on the night that Lula Landry died?
(a) Roy Carver.
(b) Tom Landry.
(c) Ian Robson.
(d) Eric Wardle.

10. How old was Lula Landry when she died?
(a) 26.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 28.

11. Where is Strike to meet Derrick Wilson in Brixton on Friday in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Uzi.
(b) Vashti.
(c) The Phoenix Cafe.
(d) The White Horse Tavern.

12. What is the name of Derrick Wilson's nephew who is in the military?
(a) Jason.
(b) Jack.
(c) William.
(d) Paul.

13. On what street are the journalists gathered in the Prologue?
(a) Rosway Street.
(b) Lumberry Street.
(c) Oxford Street.
(d) Mayfair Street.

14. At what time does Derrick Wilson say Lula Landry returned to her flat on the night she died in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) 12:30 a.m.
(b) 2:15 a.m.
(c) 1:45 a.m.
(d) 1:30 a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is C. B. Strike compared when Robin first sees him in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. With whom does Mrs. Hook discover her husband is actually having an affair in Part 2, Chapter 5?

3. Whose arrival did Derrick Wilson tell Lula the paparazzi were still awaiting when she returned home on the night she died?

4. For what band was Jonny Rokey the lead singer?

5. What is the code that Derrick Wilson relates to Strike for the door to the apartment building prior to Lula's death?

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