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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. What does Strike wear to meet with Guy Some in Part 4, Chapter 1?
(a) A dark blue suit.
(b) A pinstripe suit.
(c) A leather suit.
(d) A light gray suit.

2. On what street does Strike watch the hordes of shoppers from his office window in the opening of Part 4, Chapter 4?
(a) Stratonbury Street.
(b) Denmark Street.
(c) Maison Street.
(d) Oxford Street.

3. Where has Robin called impersonating Rochelle Onifade to confirm her appointment in Part 3, Chapter 8?
(a) Poe Williams Hospital.
(b) Roosevelt Hospital.
(c) Selly Oak Hospital.
(d) St. Thomas's Hospital.

4. For what magazine does Guy Some say he dressed Strike's father last year in Part 4, Chapter 1?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) People.
(c) Time.
(d) The New Yorker.

5. Where does Rochelle say she lives now in Part 3, Chapter 8?
(a) Hammersmith.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Brighton Beach.
(d) Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what hotel did Tony Landry stay on the night before Lula's death?

3. To whom does Charlotte call Strike's office to say she is engaged in Part 4, Chapter 5?

4. At whose country-house did Lula and Fred Bestigui spend a weekend the week before she died?

5. How long had it been since Lula had seen Marlene Higson when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who has been sending Strike death threats? Why?

2. How does Robin glean information from the staff at Vashti? What new information does she learn?

3. What is Strike's relationship to his sister Lucy like?

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

5. How does Robin manage to arrange for Strike to locate Rochelle in Part 3, Chapter 8?

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

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

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

9. What was Strike's relationship with his mother like? How did Strike's mother die?

10. What is the most notable clue that Strike picks up on when Wilson reenacts his actions after Lula's fall in Part 4, Chapter 3?

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