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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lula Landry when she was discovered by a modeling agent?

2. What symbolic object does Strike find comforting as he spends time with Robin because it represents a neat full stop in Part 2, Chapter 2?

3. Who is the Detective Sergeant that waits with the body in the Prologue?

4. Where was Charlie Bristow when he died?

5. What is the name of the daughter that Jonny Rokeby had with his first wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conflicts begin to arise between Robin and Matthew in Part 2, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Derrick Wilson describe Lula Landry and his interactions with her in Part 2, Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the threatening letters that Strike receives throughout the novel? From whom are the letters sent? How does Strike respond to the letters when they arrive? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What role does Derrick Wilson play in the plot of The Cuckoo's Calling? Where does Derrick Wilson work? What is his job? What relationship did he have to Lula Landry? How does Wilson help Strike in his investigation?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Strike and Charlotte in the novel. For how long have Charlotte and Strike been together when their relationship ends? Why does the relationship end? What does Strike later learn about Charlotte?

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