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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lancelot continue to hold onto at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) His doubts of Elgin's truthful report.
(b) His doubts of Margot's infidelity.
(c) His doubts about Lucy.
(d) His doubts his marriage.

2. Lancelot learns that the girl next door is there for what reason?
(a) Because she killed three men.
(b) Because she participated in the killing of three women.
(c) Because she was brutally raped by three men.
(d) Because she had a mental breakdown.

3. Who does Lancelot welcome in a meeting in Chapter 1?
(a) A priest.
(b) The ghost of his first wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) An old childhood friend.

4. Who is Elgin?
(a) Son of the family's long time servants.
(b) Lancelot's best friend.
(c) Son of Lancelot's uncle.
(d) Son of Lancelot's best friend.

5. What topic does Lancelot discuss with his friend in Chapter 2?
(a) Money.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Love.
(d) Murder.

6. Where did Lancelot see his wife flirting after dinner?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The living room.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The parlor.

7. Where did Lancelot see his friend walking in Chapter 2?
(a) Through the cemetery that sits outside Lancelot's window.
(b) With Lancelot's mother in the garden.
(c) With Lancelot's wife in the garden.
(d) Through the courtyard to the castle outside Lancelot's window.

8. In truth, who was the Grand Kleagle?
(a) A friend of Lancelot's from school.
(b) An enemy of Lancelot's from school.
(c) A cousin of Lancelot's from his childhood home.
(d) An enemy of Lancelot from his childhood home.

9. What condition does Margot appear to have been in the night Elgin was watching the hotel?
(a) Ill.
(b) Healthy.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) In love.

10. How does Lancelot say the girl next door is like Lucy?
(a) She, like Lucy, was beautiful but disturbed.
(b) She, like Lucy, did not deserve what happened to her.
(c) The brutality of her experience has returned her to a more innocent place.
(d) The brutality of her experience nearly killed her.

11. What happened when Lancelot joined into the dinner conversation in Chapter 5?
(a) He misunderstood the point and embarrassed Margot.
(b) He misunderstood the point and embarrassed Lucy.
(c) He illustrated his knowledge of films and made Lucy proud.
(d) He illustrated his knowledge of films and made Margot proud.

12. Who did Elgin report was also at the hotel that night?
(a) Anna.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Raine.
(d) Siobhan.

13. Where was Lancelot when he learned of his wife's infidelity?
(a) At Harry's.
(b) In the pigeonnier.
(c) In the gardens.
(d) At Percival's.

14. Who did Lancelot see his wife flirting with after dinner?
(a) Janos and Troy.
(b) Troy and Merlin.
(c) Raine and Troy.
(d) Merlin and Janos.

15. What was Lancelot doing when he learned of his wife's infidelity?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Drinking scotch at the bar.
(c) Shooting pigeons.
(d) Signing paperwork.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Lancelot refer to Lucy as?

2. Where did Lancelot invite Margot to go to dry off on the rainy night?

3. What does Lancelot admit in Chapter 5?

4. Why was Lancelot staying in the pigeoneer at the time of his wife's infidelity?

5. What did Lancelot claim to Elgin he was afraid of at the end of Chapter 4?

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