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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 54).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melinda do to prepare the house for when people come to visit?
(a) Not much - she does not really do housekeeping.
(b) She asks Vic to clean.
(c) She cleans fastidiously.
(d) She hires a maid to clean.

2. 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 Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
(d) The Wren.

3. What change does Vic see in Melinda after Ralph breaks it off?
(a) She buys more dresses.
(b) She eats more.
(c) She drinks less.
(d) She thinks of Trixie more.

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

5. Where does Vic sleep?
(a) In a separate room over the garage.
(b) At a friend's house.
(c) With Melinda.
(d) In Trixie's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vic sometimes make for Melinda for breakfast?

2. Where do Vic and Trixie sometimes picnic?

3. What is the last song Melinda plays at the party in Part I?

4. Who is the painter Melinda has an affair with?

5. What is Vic's income from his family money?

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