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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time was the apartment building's security guard alerted about the incident, according to news reports in the Prologue?
(a) 1:00 a.m.
(b) 1:45 a.m.
(c) 2:00 a.m.
(d) 12:00 a.m.

2. Mr. Bristow is described in Part 1, Chapter 3 as being distinctly like what in appearance?
(a) A snake.
(b) A duck.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A rabbit.

3. What is John Bristow's profession?
(a) He is a graphic designer.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a banker.
(d) He is a professor.

4. Who is the cleaner at Lula's complex who always comes in at 7:00 a.m., according to Derrick Wilson in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Maria.
(b) Lechsinka.
(c) Olga.
(d) Alison.

5. Who was Strike's only client before the arrival of Bristow, according to the narrator in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Mr. Alders.
(b) Mrs. Wardle.
(c) Mr. Landry.
(d) Mrs. Hook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What company does the driver Mick work for?

2. What symbolic object does Strike find comforting as he spends time with Robin because it represents a neat full stop in Part 2, Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the gated community where Lula Landry lived?

4. What drug was Lula taking when she died?

5. For what band was Jonny Rokey the lead singer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Lula Landry go out on the day before she died? Who was she with?

2. How does Derrick Wilson describe Lula Landry and his interactions with her in Part 2, Chapter 6?

3. What are John Bristow's opinions on Evan Duffield?

4. How is Robin Ellacott described when she is introduced in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. What are Strike's circumstances when he first encounters Robin?

6. What information does Robin relate from her research on Marlene Higson in Part 2, Chapter 1?

7. What agreement do Strike and Robin make regarding her emplyoment in Part 2, Chapter 5? Why?

8. Who is Kieran Kolovas-Jones and how is he described in Part 2, Chapter 7?

9. How is the scene described in the opening of the Prologue? What mood does this scene evoke?

10. How is Deeby Macc characterized in the interview that Robin reads of his in Part 2, Chapter 1?

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