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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. At the time of her death, Lula Landry was excited about the prospect of a trip to where?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Morocco.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

2. Who does Strike claim the death threats he receives on pink paper are from in Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Evan Duffield.
(b) Brian Mathers.
(c) Eric Wardle.
(d) Roy Carver.

3. What was the name of the family dog that Robin recalls being put down in Part 4, Chapter 5?
(a) Jack.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Echo.
(d) Rosco.

4. What does Guy Some say he thought was the big news that Lula had intended to tell him when she left him a message while he was in Japan?
(a) That she was marrying Evan.
(b) That she was pregnant.
(c) That she was leaving Evan.
(d) That she was moving to the U.S.

5. Where does Strike go to meet Marlene Higson in Part 4, Chapter 4?
(a) Yorkshire.
(b) Canning Town.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Mayfair.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom had Lula claimed she would leave everything upon her death, according to Ciara Porter's statement in the police files in Part 3, Chapter 1?

2. At what hotel did Tony Landry stay on the night before Lula's death?

3. Where does Strike tell Lucy Charlotte has gone for the weekend in Part 3, Chapter 2?

4. Whose birthday party is Strike attending in Part 3, Chapter 2?

5. Where does Guy Some say he thinks Lula's stalker was deported back to in Part 4, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the most notable clue that Strike picks up on when Wilson reenacts his actions after Lula's fall in Part 4, Chapter 3?

2. How does Robin glean information from the staff at Vashti? What new information does she learn?

3. What is Strike's relationship to his sister Lucy like?

4. Who does Guy Some believe to be Lula's killer? Why?

5. What is said about the phone calls in the conversation between Strike and Tony Landry in Part 3, Chapter 6?

6. Who is Marlene Higson, and how is she described when Strike meets her?

7. What information does Spanner relate regarding Lula's laptop in Part 4, Chapter 2?

8. What information does Strike learn from Lechinska in Part 4, Chapter 3?

9. What information does Bryony relate to Strike in Part 4, Chapter 6?

10. What was Strike's relationship with his mother like? How did Strike's mother die?

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