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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. When does Spanner say a big photograph file was deleted off Lula's computer in Part 4, Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of Lucy's husband?

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

4. Where does Guy Some say Ciara and Bryony are doing a shoot for him on Wednesday in Part 4, Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Strike note about the CCTV footage in Part 3, Chapter 2?

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

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

5. What information does Strike learn from Lechinska in Part 4, Chapter 3?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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

Who is John Bristow? Why does he hire Cormoran Strike? What is John's family like? What is revealed about John Bristow's character throughout the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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