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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 William McQuade do for a living?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is a painter.
(c) He is a famous actor.
(d) He is a plumber.

2. What does Melrose think of Beatrice?
(a) That he cannot decide if she is ugly or not.
(b) That she is attractive.
(c) That she is hideously ugly.
(d) That she is neight ugly nor attractive.

3. How much older than Susan Assington is her husband?
(a) Only one day.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 30 years.

4. Where does Jury find Isobel Dunsany?
(a) On his doorstep; she has come to talk to him.
(b) In the town chuch.
(c) At her favorite pub.
(d) At a run-down hotel.

5. What does Melrose think of Grace Seaingham?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) That she is very elegant.
(c) That she is an excellent hostess.
(d) That she is every bit the lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal do Grace and Jury share while discussing Beatrice's murder?

2. What does Grace say when questioned about her husband's affair?

3. Who is George?

4. Who is Mrs. Krimp?

5. How does Tom discover the body at the mansion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vivian ask Jury as she is leaving from being questioned by him about Beatrice's death?

2. What does Parmenger later admit to doing at Seaingham's mansion during his visit there?

3. What is confusing to the guests about Beatrice's murder scene?

4. What information does Melrose offer Jury about Elizabeth St. Leger when they unexpectedly meet up in the Jerusalem Inn?

5. How is the Margate Hotel described?

6. What wry comment does Parmenger make to Jury about how he is dressed the night Beatrice is found?

7. What is going on in the Jerusalem Inn when Melrose, Plant, Vivian, Agatha, and Ruthven arrive during the snowstorm?

8. What information do Jury and Grace share about Grace possibly being poisoned?

9. How is Lady St. Leger described when her character is introduced in Chapter 11?

10. What arrangements was Brown given for her work at Bonaventure?

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