Magpie Murders Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Anthony Horowitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Magpie Murders Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Anthony Horowitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In "Three: A Girl," what has Francis Pye been drinking when the police and Pund come to speak with her?

2. In "Crouch End, London," what number is Magpie Murders in the Atticus Pund series?

3. In "Three: A Girl," what does Henrietta serve her husband to eat?

4. When was Brent, the groundsman, at Pye Hall born?

5. In "Five: Silver," when Pund speaks with the Redwings, when does he expect he will leave the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dr. Emilia Redwing remember that Mary Blakiston died?

2. What does Dr. Redwing's father reveal to her before he dies in "Four: A Boy"?

3. In "Two: Joy," what does Pund's doctor tell him?

4. In "Courch End, London," how does Susan feel about the Atticus Pund novels and the author of them?

5. In "Two: Joy," why did Dr. Redwing put her father in a nursing home?

6. In "Six, Gold," what conversation did Matthew have with Magnus the night Magnus was murdered?

7. In "Two: Joy," why is Frances Pye in London?

8. In "Four: A Boy," what does Inspector Chubb learn about Johnny Whitehead?

9. In "Five: Silver," where does Johnny say that he got the Roman silver belt buckle?

10. In "Three: A Girl," what does Henrietta want to ask her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is told from two points of view. What are the two points of view in the novel? How do these different points of view affect the storyline and what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

Susan compares herself to a book on a shelf. Why does Susan compare her life to a book on a shelf? In what way has Susan’s life been like a book that is on a shelf?

Essay Topic 3

Susan refers to Magpie Murders as a whodunit. What is a whodunit? What pleasure do whodunnits provide? What is the reason for the existence of a whodunit story?

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