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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the painter Melinda has an affair with?
(a) Bryan Friend.
(b) Horace Meller.
(c) Michael Mister.
(d) Ralph Gosden.
2. What is the name of Vic's business?
(a) Van Allen's Accounting.
(b) Van Allen's Solicitors.
(c) Hellenic Press.
(d) Greenspur Press.
3. What does Horace do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Baker.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Chemist.
4. What does Phil Cowan ask Vic in a fit of pique about Melinda's behavior after De Lisle's death?
(a) If Melinda was in love with De Lisle.
(b) If Melinda is going to divorce Vic.
(c) If Melinda is depressed.
(d) If Melinda has ever been married before.
5. Where do Vic and Melinda go on the July Fourth weekend?
(a) The dance club.
(b) The shore.
(c) The atrium.
(d) The west coast.
6. How old is Victor Van Allen?
(a) 36.
(b) 40.
(c) 23.
(d) 50.
7. Who is Vic's daughter?
(a) Helen.
(b) Trixie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Jane.
8. 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.
9. What does Vic end up getting for Ralph after Ralph wakes up from a night of drinking?
(a) A large steak.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) More alcohol.
10. Who calls the Van Allen household early the morning that the newspaper reports on the police finding McRae's killer?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Ed Henry.
(c) Richard.
(d) Horace Meller.
11. What does Melinda often due to excess?
(a) Drink.
(b) Run.
(c) Eat.
(d) Apply makeup.
12. What ethnic background does Horace Meller think the new pianst is?
(a) Italian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) Mexican.
13. Who is Vic's trusted assistant at the press?
(a) Edward.
(b) Richard.
(c) Stephen.
(d) William.
14. Why does Vic want to scare the person he tells he killed someone?
(a) The person he tells is having an affair with his wife.
(b) He wants to move soon and he thinks this is the way to convince his wife to do it.
(c) He has always had an odd sense of humor.
(d) He works with that person and wants to establish dominance.
15. How long does the case of the McRae murder go unsolved?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Vic sometimes bring to Melinda in her room in the morning?
2. What favor is Vic doing for Mrs. Podnansky?
3. What do the partygoers at the Cowans' all do at the end of the night?
4. Who finds De Lisle's body?
5. Who is the first person Vic tells he killed someone?
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