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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of store is visited by Miss Marple?
(a) Department store.
(b) Wig shop.
(c) Chemist's.
(d) Army and Navy.

2. Who does Elvira visit in the town?
(a) Sweet shop.
(b) Jeweler.
(c) Bank.
(d) Cobbler.

3. Where is Elvira going to go that day?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Hartfordshire.
(c) London.
(d) Kent.

4. Where does the assailant hit Pennyfather?
(a) Jaw.
(b) Back.
(c) Nose.
(d) Head.

5. What adjective is best used to describe the man at the desk?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Loud.
(c) Boisterous.
(d) Rude.

6. Who is in attendance at the meeting?
(a) Sedgwick.
(b) Luscombe.
(c) Humfries.
(d) Davy.

7. Marple recognizes Sedgwick from her many appearances in/on _______.
(a) Stage.
(b) Charity committees.
(c) London.
(d) Newspapers.

8. Who points out many people she knows only to find out that they are strangers?
(a) Hazy.
(b) Elvira.
(c) Marple.
(d) Campbell.

9. What or whom does Elvira continue to ask questions about?
(a) Mother.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Room service.
(d) Sister.

10. Bertram's Hotel was established in or around what year?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1839.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1840.

11. What growing concern involves Elvira?
(a) Restriction on travel.
(b) Potential marriage.
(c) Relationship with Luscombe.
(d) Squandering her money.

12. At what age will Elvira receive her expected inheritance?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

13. Which type of person is not mentioned as a regular guest of the hotel?
(a) Dowagers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Americans.
(d) Aristocrats.

14. What does Pennyfather do to kill time after he leaves the airport?
(a) Goes to a movie.
(b) Visits a local mall.
(c) Takes a walk in the park.
(d) Goes to dinner.

15. Where does the big meeting take place?
(a) In the back garden.
(b) Scotland Yard.
(c) Buckingham Palace.
(d) Bertram's courtyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Blake questions Luscombe about which topic?

2. What type of breakfast does Miss Marple prefer?

3. Who does Miss Marple see while dining in a store restaurant?

4. What does Pennyfather discover when he arrives at the airport?

5. What is Lady Sedgwick's first name?

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