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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 109 - 162).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Horace tell Vic that backs up Horace's suspicions about Carpenter in Part III?
(a) Carpenter does not work at Columbia University.
(b) Carpenter is not Carpenter's real name.
(c) Carpenter has a prison record.
(d) Carpenter is divorced.

2. Who does Vic say he killed?
(a) Ed Henry.
(b) Horace Meller.
(c) Phil Cowan.
(d) Malcolm McRae.

3. What book does Vic read during one of Melinda's all-night sessions with a lover in Part I?
(a) Murder on the Orient Express.
(b) Temptitudes.
(c) The Wren.
(d) The Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

4. What does Vic make that he is proud of in the house in Part II?
(a) A rosewood cocktail table.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A dining room table.
(d) A coffee table.

5. Why does Vic want to scare the person he tells he killed someone?
(a) He wants to move soon and he thinks this is the way to convince his wife to do it.
(b) He has always had an odd sense of humor.
(c) The person he tells is having an affair with his wife.
(d) He works with that person and wants to establish dominance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Vic's closest friend?

2. What does Vic sometimes bring to Melinda in her room in the morning?

3. Who is Vic's daughter?

4. What instrument does Melinda often play?

5. What change does Vic see in Melinda after Ralph breaks it off?

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