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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. What word from Part 1, Chapter 3 means traveling from place to place?
(a) Enigmatic.
(b) Peripatetic.
(c) Lunatic.
(d) Cinematic.

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

3. How tall is Strike?
(a) 6'5".
(b) 6'1".
(c) 6'3".
(d) 5'11".

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. What is the name of the gated community where Lula Landry lived?
(a) Swan Lake Gardens.
(b) Kentigern Gardens.
(c) Oak Bridge Gardens.
(d) Oxford Park Way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Strike to meet Derrick Wilson in Brixton on Friday in Part 2, Chapter 1?

2. What are the names of the Bristows who adopted Charlie, John, and Lula?

3. When was Jonny Rokey born?

4. Mr. Bristow is described in Part 1, Chapter 3 as being distinctly like what in appearance?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What agreement do Strike and Robin make regarding her emplyoment in Part 2, Chapter 5? Why?

4. What did Derrick Wilson do once he was informed of Lula's fall on the night she died?

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

6. Where was Deeby Macc set to stay on the night that Lula Landry died? Why did he stay elsewhere?

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

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

9. How is Robin Ellacott described when she is introduced in Part 1, Chapter 1?

10. What does Eric Wardle tell Strike about the CCTV tape in Part 2, Chapter 10?

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