A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Part 1, Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. "Scum Family" (Chapter 1)

2. Barney (Chapter 2)

3. Eliot Ward, a history teacher (Chapter 3)

4. Naomi's mother had passed away several years prior. (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. Pip's capstone project intends to use a case study to focus on how the media influenced the progress, outcomes, and social repercussions of a police investigation into the disappearance of Andie and the alleged guilt of Andie's boyfriend, Sal. (Chapter 1)

2. Ravi's grieving of Sal could be seen as Ravi siding or sympathizing with a murderer. The community/public perception is blocking him from grieving. (Chapter 4)

Part 1, Chapters 6-11

Reading Check

1. Leanne (Chapter 6)

2. Sal's phone (Chapter 7)

3. A license plate number (Chapter 8)

Short Answer

1. A cashier recognizes Ravi as the brother of an alleged murderer and refuses to touch Ravi’s money. After Andie disappeared and Sal died, Ravi was bullied at school by having his locker vandalized and having trash dumped on his head. (Chapters 6-7)

Part 2, Chapters 12-16

Reading Check

1. Columbia University (Chapter 12)

2. A threatening note (Chapter 14)

3. At the Fairview Mail (Chapter 15)

Short Answer

1. Mr. Ward states that Andie disliked him because he told Andie’s father, Jason Bell, about Andie bullying another girl in school, an offense punishable by expulsion. (Chapter 13)

Part 2, Chapters 17-22

Reading Check

1. Marijuana (Chapter 18)

2. Pip calls Howie's number from her hiding spot, and the man answers his phone. (Chapter 19)

3. Rohypnol, or roofies (Chapter 20)

Short Answer

1. Pip tells her friends that she wants to experience a calamity party before she graduates, and the real reason is that Pip wants to investigate drug dealing at the party. (Chapter 17)

Part 2, Chapters 23-28

Reading Check

1. From February to April 2014 (Chapter 23)

2. Henry Hill (Chapter 24)

3. 45 minutes (Chapter 26)

4. Naomi's face reveals immediate alarm. (Chapter 27)

Short Answer

1. Pip feels badly about manipulating Cara—Pip is conflicted between finding answers and lying to others. (Chapter 25)

Part 3, Chapters 29-33

Reading Check

1. That Sal is innocent (Chapter 29)

2. That this is her final warning; that she needs to walk away (Chapter 30)

3. An undesirable old farmhouse that has been abandoned for 11 years (Chapter 31)

Short Answer

1. Pip deletes this essay draft because "it wasn't her," demonstrating that Pip's character has been evolving throughout this capstone project; she is no longer the person she used to be. (Chapters 29-30)

Part 3, Chapters 34-38

Reading Check

1. "Want to see your dog again?" (Chapter 34)

2. Pip's computer and any USBs or hard drives her project is saved on (Chapter 35)

3. Because Ravi believes Pip destroyed the evidence that could prove Sal's innocence (Chapter 36)

Short Answer

1. Pip tries to make Ravi believe that all the evidence is gone so that Ravi will stop investigating and not suffer the same fate as her dog. Pip chooses to temporarily hurt Ravi to protect him in the long run; she is responding to the moral dilemmas that arise by protecting her friends. (Chapter 36)

Part 3, Chapters 39-43

Reading Check

1. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (Chapter 40)

2. Find My Friends (Chapter 41)

3. New Canaan (Chapter 42)

Short Answer

1. Pip accesses Mr. Ward's home computer's print history, finding that Mr. Ward printed a document that read "This is your final warning, Pippa. Walk away." (Chapter 39)

Part 3, Chapters 44-48

Reading Check

1. In the attic in his old house (Chapter 44)

2. Nisha and Mohan (Chapter 45)

3. He drowned (Chapter 48)

Short Answer

1. Pip remembers that the threatening notes she received have two different tones. Mr. Ward's notes refer to her as "Pippa," while the other notes refer to her in profanity-laden terms. It's at that moment that Pip realizes that Becca is the true killer. (Chapter 47)