"Three is a Lucky Number" by Margery Allingham

What is Ronald's motive for the murders?

• To end his marriage.

• To inherit his wives money.

• To prevent boredom.

• To save himself from abuse.

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In the beginning of the story, the reader knows that Ronald is plotting to kill his wife, but Edyth doesn't. This is an example of...

• Foreshadowing

• Pacing

• Dramatic irony

• A cliff-hanger

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Which is not a way authors can add suspense to their stories?

• Dramatic irony

• Pacing

• Foreshadowing

• Resolution

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Which of these is an example of situational irony?

• Ronald planned to kill his third wife.

• Ronald ran his wife a bubble bath to help her feel beautiful.

• Ronald plotted to kill his wife, but she knew and plotted to get him arrested.

• All Ronald's wives were wealthy, shy, unattractive women.

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Make an inference: what is the sound Ronald hears at the end of the story.

• The sound of Edyth coming back to the house.

• The sound of a reported coming to take his picture.

• The sound of the police coming to arrest him.

• The sound of the Dorothy's brother coming to get revenge.

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What was not something that Ronald's victims all had in common?

• They were all shy.

• They were all teachers.

• They were all weatlthy.

• They were all older and unmarried.

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What is the action that first makes Edyth start to question Ronald's motives for marrying her.

• When he moved into the new house.

• When he met her while she was on vacation.

• When he painted the bathroom.

• When he had her make a will on their wedding day.

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Which wife had family that Ronald didn't expect.

• Dorothy

• Edyth

• Ronny

• Mary

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Which piece of evidence confirmed that Ronald was the killer for Edyth

• Marriage announcements of his first two weddings in the paper

• Photos from the funerals of his first two wives.

• An article about the second murder.

• A legal name change application.

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Which person did not play a role in stopping Ronald?

• The police

• His second wife's brother

• Mary

• Edyth

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