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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What car does Melinda drive?
(a) A black sedan.
(b) A white Chevrolet.
(c) A turquoise Toyota.
(d) A pale green convertible.

3. What is the last song Melinda plays at the party in Part I?
(a) Favorite Fairies.
(b) It Had To Be You.
(c) Dancing in the Dark.
(d) New York, New York.

4. What does Ralph ask for for breakfast after drinking too much?
(a) Curried porridge.
(b) Fast toast.
(c) Juggled eggs.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Horace do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Baker.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Chemist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one person who finds Vic's story about killing a man amusing?

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

3. What favor is Vic doing for Mrs. Podnansky?

4. What is the name of Vic's business?

5. Who is Vic's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Horace Meller's attitude to the rumor Vic spread about himself?

2. How does Vic try to stop Melinda's affair with De Lisle?

3. How does Vic realize Melinda is seeing Charley De Lisle?

4. What does Melinda ask De Lisle to help her learn?

5. Who does most of the housework in the Van Allen household, and why?

6. How does Vic kill De Lisle?

7. What is the sleeping arrangement at Vic's and Melinda's house?

8. Why does Vic want to toy with Mr. Nash in Part I?

9. What kind of employee is Stephen Hines?

10. How does Trixie generally react to Melinda's men she is having affairs with?

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