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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the pub Ida visits in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) Murphy's.
(b) Henekey's.
(c) Kelly's.
(d) Bailey's.

2. What does Hale lend Ida money for at the end of Part 1, Chapter 1, before he disappears?
(a) A hat.
(b) A haircut.
(c) A shower.
(d) A coat.

3. How does Rose describe Ida's lifestyle to Pinkie?
(a) Too freely.
(b) Not cautious enough.
(c) Too cautious.
(d) Not free enough.

4. What information does the shooting gallery caller give to Pinkie at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) The track results.
(b) The weather.
(c) The date.
(d) The time.

5. Where do Ida and Phil go after the police station?
(a) Back to the restaurant.
(b) The pier where Hale was last seen.
(c) The newspaper office.
(d) The tea room.

6. How does Pinkie respond to Colleoni's job offer at the Cosmopolitan?
(a) He declines and offers Colleoni a job instead.
(b) He agrees to think about it.
(c) He accepts.
(d) He declines.

7. How does Ida react to the amount of personal information in Hale's police file?
(a) She is sad.
(b) She amused.
(c) She is shocked.
(d) She is concerned.

8. When does Hale arrive at the pub in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Evening.
(b) Midday.
(c) Early evening.
(d) Late morning.

9. How does Spicer react to Rose's telephone call in Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is upset.
(c) He is more panicked.
(d) He is less panicked.

10. What is Hale leaving around the town of Brighton in Chapter 1?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Candy wrappers.
(c) Cards.
(d) Notes.

11. How does Spicer appear when he meets with Pinkie in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Tired.
(b) Shaken and nauseous.
(c) Calm, but nauseaous.
(d) Angry.

12. Who is with Pinkie and Spicer at the track?
(a) Dallow.
(b) Neither Dallow nor Cubitt.
(c) Cubitt.
(d) Dallow and Cubitt.

13. Where is Spicer planning to go in Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) York.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Nottingham.
(d) Derby.

14. When does Pinkie ask Spicer to accompany him to the track?
(a) The next week
(b) That night.
(c) The next afternoon.
(d) The next morning.

15. As revealed during the conversation about marriage in Part 4, Chapter 1, what age is Rose?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. As indicated in the beginning of the book, how long after arriving at Brighton did Hale know he was in danger?

2. What does Pinkie tell Rose about Hale on the way to dinner?

3. Where is Ida from?

4. What does Rose ask Pinkie about at the restaurant in Part 3, Chapter 3?

5. What does Pinkie mockingly call Rose in Part 2, Chapter 1?

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