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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 is the name of the architect that the caller tells Peter about in Chapter 1?
(a) Alfred Tinder.
(b) Alfred Thorn.
(c) Alfred Thipps.
(d) Alfred Tubbs.

2. Who is on the telephone for Lord Wimsey when he returns home?
(a) His solicitor.
(b) His sister-in-law.
(c) His friend Parker.
(d) His mother.

3. Why was there an outcry when Levy's wife decided to marry him?
(a) He was Jewish.
(b) He was poor.
(c) He was an American.
(d) He was an ex-convict.

4. What does Peter realize after meeting Crimplesham?
(a) Crimplesham could not be the murderer.
(b) Crimplesham is not as wealthy as he pretends to be.
(c) Crimplesham doesn't need to wear glasses.
(d) Crimplesham holds a grudge against Levy.

5. What do Peter, Parker, and Bunter discover the murderer wore during the murder?
(a) Tall rubber boots.
(b) Rubber gloves.
(c) A fur coat.
(d) Protective glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the man Levy's wife's family wanted her to marry?

2. Who is the first arrested in connection with the dead man's murder?

3. What happened at the establishment Mr. Thipps visited the night before the body appeared?

4. What was different about one set of fingerprints found at Levy's house?

5. Where did the architect discover a body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon arriving home in Chapter 2, what does Peter find Bunter has accomplished, and what does he offer Bunter?

2. On what grounds does Peter decide Crimplesham cannot be the murderer of the man in the bathtub?

3. What does Parker say in Chapter 5 when Peter compares the prints at Levy's house to the ones at Thipps' apartment?

4. At the inquest, what does the servant Gladys admit she did on the night before the body appeared in the Thipps' bathroom?

5. What happens when Peter voices a wish to be more involved with the investigation of the dead man in the bathtub?

6. What is noted to have happened to the dead man in the bathtub after his death?

7. Why does Peter suggest that the killer is smart and cool under pressure?

8. Where is Lord Peter Wimsey at the beginning of the novel, and why does he find he needs to return home?

9. How is the body discovered to have been moved into the bathroom in Chapter 4?

10. Whom does Peter wish to avoid when he first goes to Thipps' apartment?

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