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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not something Dr. Cardin has done?
(a) Plans to marry Karen right away.
(b) Secured a position in Vienna.
(c) Started drinking Scotch for lunch.
(d) Sold his house.

2. What does Martha beg Karen to do when she realizes Dr. Cardin is gone?
(a) Call him when she gets settled.
(b) Go after Dr. Cardin.
(c) Say good riddance to him.
(d) Say she has loved her all along.

3. What does Karen know about Dr. Cardin at this point in time?
(a) He is very selfish.
(b) He will not return.
(c) He never really loved her.
(d) He lied about going to Vienna.

4. What happens when Karen and Martha find flaws in Mary's story?
(a) She recovers quickly.
(b) She slaps them.
(c) She runs out of the room.
(d) She cries.

5. Why do Karen and Martha want to talk to Mrs. Tilford?
(a) They would like her support in the next election.
(b) They are enlisting her help to organize a bake sale.
(c) They want to confirm her grant to the school for next year.
(d) She has encouraged all the parents to remove their daughters from the school.

6. What does Karen ask Dr. Cardin to do?
(a) Go away for a couple days to reconsider the marriage.
(b) Go away and never come back.
(c) Make the arrangements for Vienna right away.
(d) Pick up some Chinese takeout for dinner.

7. What are Mary's tools used for evil?
(a) Words.
(b) Witnesses.
(c) Clubs.
(d) Guns.

8. Why are Karen and Martha so outraged?
(a) That the school bus is broken down again.
(b) That a malicious child can be allowed to create havoc.
(c) That Mrs. Tilford won't let them in the house.
(d) That the plumber has charged more than his estimate.

9. What is Rosalie's demeanor when she enters the living room?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Angry.
(d) Boisterous.

10. What do the adults' reactions validate in Mary?
(a) Her shyness.
(b) Her malicious behavior.
(c) Her generosity.
(d) Her timidity.

11. Why does Martha chastise Mrs. Mortar?
(a) For losing her keys.
(b) For writing bad checks.
(c) For tracking mud into the house.
(d) For not answering telegrams.

12. What was the content of the telegrams sent to Mrs. Mortar?
(a) A request for money to pay the attorneys.
(b) News of the death of an old friend.
(c) Requests for her to return and testify on Karen and Martha's behalf.
(d) The birth of a great grandchild.

13. What is the literary technique used when Martha begins to examine her feelings for Karen after Mary's accusations surface?
(a) Irony.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Simile.

14. What has forced Martha to examine her feelings for Karen?
(a) Being lonely.
(b) Mary's allegations.
(c) Dr. Cardin's proposal to Karen.
(d) Growing older.

15. Why did Mrs. Mortar not return to testify in the trial?
(a) She couldn't get a ship back in time.
(b) She refused.
(c) She didn't think she could be of much help.
(d) She did not get the telegrams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Cardin believes that Mary is prone to _______________.

2. Who knocks on the door soon after Martha's body is discovered?

3. Who is the only person the parents talk to before withdrawing their daughters from the school?

4. What guest is expected at the Tilford home?

5. Who is asked to corroborate Mary's story?

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