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

2. What is Matthew's profession?

3. In what subject was Robin majoring in college when her education was discontinued?

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

5. How is Robin Ellacott's engagement ring described?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

7. What information does Robin relate from her research on Marlene Higson in Part 2, Chapter 1?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Robin Ellacott in The Cuckoo's Calling. How old is Robin? Where is she from? What leads her to move to London? How does she become involved in the case? How does Robin's character evolve in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Who are Ciara Porter and Bryony Radford? Why does Strike interview both characters? What does he learn in regards to the night that Lula died? What becomes of these characters in the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the sole witness to Lula's fall? Why is this witness discredited by the police? What information does Strike learn from this character? What lies does he reveal she has given? Why did she lie?

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