A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Andie Bell went missing on April 19, 2014. When did Andie's father, Jason Bell, report her as missing?

A) When Andie failed to show up to breakfast before school, the following morning

B) When Andie did not arrive to pick her parents up from a dinner party

C) When Andie did not pick up her cell phone, even after multiple calls

D) When Andie's car was found, wrecked and abandoned on the side of the highway

2. From which African country does Pip's stepfather, Victor, hail?

A) Kenya

B) Ghana

C) South Africa

D) Nigeria

3. What did Ravi overhear in a conversation between Sal and the police right after Andie went missing?

A) That everything Andie did was deliberate, and that maybe she had run off on purpose to punish someone

B) That Andie would never do something like this, and that her disappearance had shaken Sal to his core

C) That Sal feared for his life—that someone was probably going to come after him because was Andie missing

D) That Sal would join the police in their search and do whatever it took to get Andie back home safe

4. What does Pip witness at the grocery store that helps her understand the scorn and disgust with which the Fairview community treats the Singh family?

A) Another customer at the grocery store aggressively pushes his cart into Ravi.

B) A grocery store employee trips Ravi as he leaves the produce section.

C) A cashier refuses to touch Ravi's money when he goes to pay for his groceries.

D) A bag boy "accidentally" drops all of Ravi's groceries on the ground.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the four working theories that Pip shares with Ravi in Chapter 7 about Andie's disappearance?

A) Sal was indirectly involved in Andie's death, so Sal died by suicide out of guilt.

B) Sal's suicide was motivated by the stress he felt over Andie's disappearance.

C) Third-party murderers knew that Sal would be a suspect and killed him to make him look guilty.

D) Two third-party individuals came together to attack Sal, forcing him to kill himself.

6. Who is Emma Hutton?

A) Andie's friend

B) Andie's tutor

C) Andie's nemesis

D) Andie's cousin

7. On Cara's birthday party camping trip, how does Pip know someone is watching their group?

A) Pip sees a white flash of light—the glow of a cell phone screen.

B) Pip sees a red flash of light—the glow of tail lights on a vehicle.

C) Pip sees a blue flash of light—the glow of a computer screen.

D) Pip sees an orange flash of light—the glow from a cigarette.

8. What does the note that Pip finds in her sleeping bag at Cara's birthday party camping trip say?

A) "You'll pay for what you've done, Pippa."

B) "Stop digging, Pippa."

C) "Good girls stay in their lane, Pippa."

D) "I'm coming for you next, Pippa."

9. What incriminating piece of evidence does Pip discover on Max Hastings's noticeboard?

A) A copy of Andie's class schedule

B) A note from Andie saying that she secretly loved him

C) A painting of Andie drawn by Sal

D) A picture of Andie in her underwear

10. Where do Pip and Ravi find the spare key they need to enter the Bell house?

A) Under a rock in the front yard

B) Tucked in wind chimes hanging on the front porch

C) Wedged in a loose shingle on the roof

D) Under the front door mat

11. Pip realizes that being deceitful to get information for the case becomes easier the more she does it. What meaning could this have for Pip's identity development?

A) Pip is going down a dark path—becoming as morally corrupt as the criminals she investigates.

B) Pip is getting even closer to achieving her dream of becoming Fairview's greatest investigative journalist.

C) Pip is aware of her own moral compass and is careful to balance ethics with strategic deceit.

D) Pip's identity is entirely informed by what others think of her.

12. What are the circumstances that lead Pip to first lose track of her dog in Chapter 33?

A) He is abducted at doggy daycare while the staff is distracted.

B) Pip takes him for a late-night walk and lets him off leash.

C) Pip lets him out in the backyard before bed.

D) Pip ties him up to a post outside of the grocery store.

13. In Chapter 38, Pip recognizes the number Naomi is calling from. Where has Pip seen this number before?

A) Scribbled in Andie's planner

B) On a sticky note stuck to Mr. Ward's computer

C) On a note clipped to her mother's fridge

D) Spray-painted on the side of the Singh family home

14. What is the address of Mr. Ward's old family home in New Canaan?

A) 41 Gresham Road

B) 43 Glasgow Road

C) 42 Gravesend Road

D) 44 Grimsfield Road

15. Who is Mr. Ward holding in his attic?

A) Jessica, a 22-year-old woman with early-onset dementia

B) Janice, a 24-year-old woman with a traumatic brain injury

C) Jill, a 21-year-old alcoholic woman with post-traumatic stress disorder

D) Jordan, a 23-year-old woman with a learning disability and a history of drug use

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Cite 3 or more examples of the methods Pip uses to conduct her murder investigation. Explain how these methods are important to both Pip's investigation and the progression of the narrative.

2. Conduct a close reading of Pip's final words to the community of Fairview. How is the theme of the Public Shame of the Accused’s Family incorporated into her message?