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

2. What are described as the causes of death in Lula's autopsy report in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. What designer's dress does Rochelle say Lula tried on at Vashti on the day before she died?

4. What is the password on Lula's computer, according to Spanner in Part 4, Chapter 2?

5. From where is the surname derived that is Lula's computer password?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Spanner and why does Strike meet with him in Part 3, Chapter 7?

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

4. What was Guy Some doing on the night that Lula was murdered?

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

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

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

8. What items had Guy Some sent to Kentigern Gardens on the day before Lula died?

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

10. What information does Charlotte relate to Robin when she calls Strike's office in Part 4, Chapter 5? How does Robin respond to this information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the information revealed from Lula Landry's laptop computer. From whom does Strike obtain the computer? Who does he have analyze the data from it? How does this information lead Strike to the killer?

Essay Topic 2

Who was Charlie Bristow? What was his relationship to Cormoran Strike? How did Charlie die? What were the impacts of Charlie's death upon his family?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of rivalry in The Cuckoo's Calling. How is rivalry (sibling rivalry, friend rivalry, etc.) central to the novel's plot? What characters demonstrate rivalry? How?

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