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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 Peter tell Milligan his mother is planning in Chapter 4?
(a) A surprise party.
(b) A reunion of her old school chums.
(c) A community picnic.
(d) A charity event.

2. What is the name of Crimplesham's junior partner?
(a) Ward.
(b) Willis.
(c) Wickes.
(d) West.

3. Why did Parker think the corpse in the architect's home might be Levy?
(a) A servant claimed it was Levy.
(b) Levy was knows to visit the architect.
(c) The corpse matched Levy's description exactly.
(d) Levy is suspected of disappearing in the nude.

4. At what time did Thipps initially tell the police he came home?
(a) Ten-thirty.
(b) Eleven o'clock.
(c) Nine-thirty.
(d) One o'clock.

5. With no one offering to help Mrs. Thipps, where does Peter take her?
(a) To stay at his house.
(b) To stay at a hotel.
(c) To stay with his mother.
(d) To stay at Parkers' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the discovered corpse?

2. What makes Parker think the killer is cool under pressure?

3. Where does Peter sit while arguing with Sugg?

4. What does Peter say of the murderer in Chapter 2?

5. What was Levy's wife's first name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Thipps explain the bruise on his face in Chapter 1?

3. What does Bunter reveal in his photos in Chapter 4?

4. What does Peter learn from his meeting with the Honorable Freddy Arbuthnot?

5. What does Peter's mother tell Peter about Reuben Levy's wife Christine?

6. What is characteristic of a set of fingerprints found in Levy's house in Chapter 5?

7. What motive does Peter think Milligan could have for harming Levy?

8. Explain the disappearance case Parker is working on in Chapter 2, and some of the observations he has made.

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

10. What does Peter do to help Mrs. Thipps' situation in Chapter 3?

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