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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 does John Bristow give to Strike before departing into his office building in Part 3, Chapter 6?

2. What are described as the causes of death in Lula's autopsy report in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. What does Strike wear to meet with Guy Some in Part 4, Chapter 1?

4. Why does Guy Some say he believed that Lula opened the windows on the night of her death?

5. What relationship do Strike and Robin pretend to have when they visit Vashti in Part 3, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Tony Landry and how does he come across in Part 3, Chapter 5?

3. Who does Guy Some believe to be Lula's killer? Why?

4. What was Guy Some doing on the night that Lula was murdered?

5. 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?

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

7. Why did Tansy Bestigui lie about where she was when Lula fell?

8. What does Strike note about the CCTV footage in Part 3, Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following elements of symbolism in the narrative: Robin's engagement ring, Strike's prosthetic leg, and Strike's sleeping cot. What does each of these items represent to the characters in the novel? What do they represent to the reader? How do they contribute to the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the information revealed from Lula Landry's laptop computer. From whom does Strike obtain the computer? Who does he have analyze the data from it? How does this information lead Strike to the killer?

Essay Topic 3

Who is John Bristow? Why does he hire Cormoran Strike? What is John's family like? What is revealed about John Bristow's character throughout the narrative?

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