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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 hydroquinone?

2. Approximately how many phone calls did Lula Landry make via her cell phone on the day of her death?

3. For what magazine does Guy Some say he dressed Strike's father last year in Part 4, Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the secretary that works for Guy Some in Part 4, Chapter 1?

5. What school was Strike apparently attending when he befriended Charlie Bristow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is noted about the body of the deceased in Lula's autopsy file?

5. 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?

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

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

8. How would you describe Robin's feelings about Strike as revealed in the narrative in Part 3, Chapter 10?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Provide three examples of foreshadowing from The Cuckoo's Calling and analyze each. What does this clue foretell? What purpose does the foreshadowing serve? How does the author use foreshadowing and/or red herrings to create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze and discuss Cormoran Strike as the protagonist of The Cuckoo's Calling. What is Strike's objective in the narrative? What obstacles does he face? What are the characteristics that define Strike? How does Strike's character evolve in the course of the story?

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