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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 was the name of Catherine's father?
2. Who comes to visit Catherine at the end of Chapter 6?
3. Who does Catherine tell the sheriff she saw on her way out to the tenant shack?
4. What is the name of the deputy whose job it is to take pictures of the scene?
5. What does Tom reveal to Catherine that the sheriff's son is doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the exchange between Catherine and the sheriff like and how does Catherine feel about this?
2. What is the procedure at the crime scene as explained by Sheriff Galton?
3. The reader is introduced to Tom Mascalco in the previous chapter but more is revealed about him in Chapter 6. Describe Tom Mascalco and his relationship with Catherine.
4. Why is Catherine momentarily suspicious of Randall when she is in his office the day after Tom's murder?
5. Why does Molly Perkins visit Catherine? What does Catherine thinks she wants and how does Catherine respond toward her?
6. Why do Randall and Tom both pay Catherine a visit at her house after she comes home from the sheriff's office on the day she finds the body?
7. What do we learn about the death of Catherine's parents in Chapter 4? How does it connect with Leona Gaites?
8. Why does Catherine have to go back to the crime scene with the sheriff and what is her reaction?
9. What is Catherine's explanation for why her father's old office is so close to her home?
10. What happens between Randall and Catherine at her house after she comes home from the sheriff's office on the day she finds the body?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The pace and structure of mystery novels, in most cases, are very similar. The novel has a structure that attempts to hold the reader in suspense, while the novel's pace is usually quick to promote that suspense. Are those same elements present in "Sweet and Deadly?" Describe the structure and pace of the novel using examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The setting of the novel, the small town of Lowfield, is in the southern state of Mississippi. What part do Southern values play in the novel? Can you find a part or parts in the novel where Catherine Linton talks about or gives specific references to things that occur in the South? How does the southern setting of the novel affect its plot, characters and character interactions? Give examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Catherine Linton. What do we learn about her personality throughout the novel? What impact do the aspects of her character have on the novel? Is Catherine an effective main character? Does she make a good "detective" or does she just stumble across the solution to the mystery without any real detective work? Give examples to support your answers.
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