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

2. On what street does Marlene Higson say Lula's father lived when she had an affair with him?

3. Where did Tony Landry go to attend a conference on international developments in family law the day before Lula's death?

4. What is the name of the designer's business below Strike's?

5. What is hydroquinone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What prompted Lula's comment about her brother, according to Ciara in Part 4, Chapter 7?

4. Who is Tony Landry and how does he come across in Part 3, Chapter 5?

5. What clues emerge from Strike's meeting with Rochelle in Part 3, Chapter 8?

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

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

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

9. How does Robin manage to arrange for Strike to locate Rochelle in Part 3, Chapter 8?

10. Why did Tansy Bestigui lie about where she was when Lula fell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline and analyze the plot structure of The Cuckoo's Calling. Where does exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax of the narrative occur? What tone and mood are evoked in the falling action and denouement of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss examples of irony in The Cuckoo's Calling. How does the author employ irony to develop tension in the narrative? What are examples of situational, verbal, and dramatic irony and what purpose does each example serve to the text?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of family, deception, and pop culture in The Cuckoo's Calling. How does the author develop these themes through character in the novel? What symbolism relates to these themes? What statements do you think the author is making through these themes?

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