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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. About whom does the conversation turn to?
(a) Edgar.
(b) Lord Seafair.
(c) Mary.
(d) Karl.

2. Why does Rowley wish they had left the gun with Karl?
(a) So it could not be traced to Mary.
(b) To eliminate the risk of police finding it later.
(c) So Rowley wouldn't have to worry about it later.
(d) To make it look more like a suicide.

3. What does Mary say about Karl when asked?
(a) That he was handsome.
(b) That he wasn't a good musician.
(c) That he seemed sad.
(d) That he seemed odd.

4. Who is Mary relieved to find at the social function at the Villa Bolognese?
(a) Lord Seafair.
(b) Rowley.
(c) Edgar.
(d) No one she knows.

5. What does Rowley insist that Mary do?
(a) Call her lawyer.
(b) Call Edgar.
(c) Go to the hotel with him.
(d) Take a sleeping pill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rowley reply to Mary's repeated thanks?

2. Who awakens Mary the next day after Karl's death?

3. Why does Mary tell Rowley that she has sex with Karl?

4. Why does Mary call Rowley for help?

5. What does Rowley say about the gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rowley ask for that upsets Mary?

2. Where does Mary go and why is she relieved when she arrives there?

3. What does Rowley point out to Mary to reassure her?

4. What does the Princess learn about the violinist and what is her response?

5. What does Rowley advise Mary to do before he leaves early that morning?

6. What does Mary rush to her dresser to find and why?

7. What does the Princess say about the party from the previous evening?

8. Who wakes Mary and what does Mary tell the person?

9. How does the altercation between Karl and Mary resolve itself?

10. What does Mary think about Rowley?

(see the answer keys)

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