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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) Andrew.
(b) Manu.
(c) Jonas.
(d) Shumba.

2. What was the value of Lula Landry's penthouse flat when she died?
(a) 1.6 million pounds.
(b) 8.9 million pounds.
(c) 4.5 million pounds.
(d) 6.2 million pounds.

3. Whose portrait did Charlotte put in the frame that once held a picture of her and Strike on the beach?
(a) Her father's.
(b) Lula's.
(c) Her sister's.
(d) Her mother's.

4. At what nightclub did Lula spend time until after midnight on the night she died?
(a) Uzi.
(b) Laguna.
(c) Fire.
(d) Vashti.

5. Who is the cleaner at Lula's complex who always comes in at 7:00 a.m., according to Derrick Wilson in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Olga.
(b) Maria.
(c) Lechsinka.
(d) Alison.

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. Who does Strike recall screaming at him the prior night in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

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

5. With what designer had Lula Landry just signed a contract that would have brought in $5 million in two years before her death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Freddy Bestigui?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What psychological problems are attributed to Lula Landry? Why are these problems important?

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

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