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

2. Under a statue of whom did Robin Ellacott's boyfriend propose?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Loki.
(c) Eros.
(d) Venus.

3. What is the name of John Bristow's girlfriend?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mary.
(c) Alison.
(d) Tansy.

4. What was Kieran Kolovas-Jones's relationship to Lula Landry?
(a) He was her manager.
(b) He was her regular driver.
(c) He was her bodyguard.
(d) He was her accountant.

5. How old was Charlie Bristow when he died?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the gated community where Lula Landry lived?

2. What is the name of Derrick Wilson's nephew who is in the military?

3. Strike surmises that Lula fell from the top floor of the apartment building, which he estimates to be about how many feet up?

4. Who is the Detective Inspector who is with the body in the tent in the Prologue?

5. Where was Charlie Bristow when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Deeby Macc characterized in the interview that Robin reads of his in Part 2, Chapter 1?

2. What are John Bristow's opinions on Evan Duffield?

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

4. What details does Tansy Bestigui relate to Strike regarding her witnessing Lula's fall in Part 2, Chapter 11?

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

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

7. What are Strike's circumstances when he first encounters Robin?

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

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

10. Who is Freddy Bestigui?

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