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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 Pennyfather discover when he arrives at the airport?
(a) The plane is gone.
(b) The flight has been canceled.
(c) He is needed back at the hotel.
(d) He lost the ticket.

2. In chapter one, who is sitting in the lounge having tea?
(a) Miss Luscombe.
(b) Lord Davy.
(c) Lady Hazy.
(d) Miss Marple.

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

4. What title is given to Miss Blake?
(a) Duchess.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Lady.
(d) Mistress.

5. What was the name of the city mentioned in the conversation between Lady Sedgwick and her guest?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Lucerne.
(c) Delft.
(d) Munich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of going to this particular location?

2. Elvira asks if ______ has ever attempted to make contact with her.

3. What is Luscombe to Miss Blake?

4. What is Pennyfather's title?

5. Marple recognizes Sedgwick from her many appearances in/on _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What question does Luscombe ask Humfries? What is the reply?

2. Where does Canon Pennyfather go? What is the intended plan? What happens?

3. What is the reason for Miss Marple's trip to Bertram's Hotel? Who is paying for the trip?

4. Who does Miss Marple see in the lounge? What topic is discussed?

5. Who is Mr. Humfries? How does he know Colonel Luscombe?

6. What happens when Pennyfather gets to his room?

7. Who overhears the conversation between Sedgwick and Gorman? What does Sedgwick do about the situation?

8. Colonel Luscombe broaches a delicate subject with Lady Sedgwick. What is the subject? What is Lady Sedgwick's reply?

9. Describe the confrontation between Lady Sedgwick and Michael Gorman.

10. How is the matter of the stolen bracelet solved? What is the jeweler's reaction?

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