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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Robin Ellacott's fiance?
(a) James.
(b) Robert.
(c) Brian.
(d) Matthew.

2. In what month did Lula Landry die?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) March.

3. How many "proper" interviews does Robin tell Matthew she has the following week in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Thee.
(d) Four.

4. 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.

5. Where was Lula Landry when she was discovered by a modeling agent?
(a) Oxford Street.
(b) New York.
(c) Hyde Park.
(d) Mayfair Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said something that seemed to offend Lula as she left her apartment complex, according to Derrick Wilson in Part 2, Chapter 6?

2. At what time does Strike arrive at Charlotte's flat on Friday morning in Part 2, Chapter 4?

3. Who was Strike's mother's Rastafarian musician boyfriend that is described in Part 2, Chapter 6?

4. Where was Charlie Bristow when he died?

5. What is the name of Cormoran Strike's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Strike say it is unlikely that Lula's murder was premeditated in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. Who is Mrs. Hook and why does she become upset in Part 2, Chapter 5?

3. What injury has Strike sustained? How did he get this injury? Is the injury obvious?

4. Compare and contrast Detective Inspector Roy Carver and Detective Sergeant Eric Wardle. What role does each play in the novel?

5. Who is Jonny Rokeby and what role does he play in The Cuckoo's Calling?

6. What information does Robin relate from her research on Marlene Higson in Part 2, Chapter 1?

7. How is the scene described in the opening of the Prologue? What mood does this scene evoke?

8. Why are John Bristow's responses to Strike regarding Lula's friend from the mental hospital significant in Part 2, Chapter 9?

9. Who is Kieran Kolovas-Jones and how is he described in Part 2, Chapter 7?

10. What role does race play in The Cuckoo's Calling?

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