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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. How old is Spanner?
2. Where was Strike treated when his leg was amputated?
3. What is hydroquinone?
4. For what magazine does Guy Some say he dressed Strike's father last year in Part 4, Chapter 1?
5. Where does Rochelle say she lives now in Part 3, Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What items had Guy Some sent to Kentigern Gardens on the day before Lula died?
2. Where does Robin find Strike after he leaves the office in Part 4, Chapter 5? How is he described when she finds him?
3. What is said about the phone calls in the conversation between Strike and Tony Landry in Part 3, Chapter 6?
4. What is Strike's relationship to his sister Lucy like?
5. Who is Spanner and why does Strike meet with him in Part 3, Chapter 7?
6. Why did Tansy Bestigui lie about where she was when Lula fell?
7. What was Strike's relationship with his mother like? How did Strike's mother die?
8. Who is Tony Landry and how does he come across in Part 3, Chapter 5?
9. How does Robin manage to arrange for Strike to locate Rochelle in Part 3, Chapter 8?
10. How does Robin glean information from the staff at Vashti? What new information does she learn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Describe the circumstances surrounding the inciting event in The Cuckoo's Calling. When does the death occur that propels the action of the narrative? Who dies? How does this character die?
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