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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 town does Vic live in?
(a) Barksdale.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Hyattsville.
(d) Little Wesley.

2. What ethnic background does Horace Meller think the new pianst is?
(a) Italian.
(b) Mexican.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

3. Who is one person who finds Vic's story about killing a man amusing?
(a) Joel Nash.
(b) Mr. Hansen, the grocer.
(c) Phil Cowan.
(d) Ralph Gosden.

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

5. What bar does Melinda frequent with her lovers?
(a) The Henry.
(b) The Wren.
(c) The Lord Chesterfield.
(d) The Sailboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do Vic and Trixie like to play frequently together?

2. Who does Vic tell Melinda he thinks she is seeing too much of?

3. Who comes to the house after the alarm is raised about De Lisle's drowning?

4. How does Melinda relate to her daughter?

5. What does Vic know is the normal reaction to his wife's having affairs that he does not react with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who finds De Lisle's body and how does this person react?

2. How does Vic feel during the costume party in Part II?

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

4. What does Vic tell Mr. Nash in Part I that alarms Nash?

5. What does Vic do for a living?

6. What kind of employee is Stephen Hines?

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

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

9. What had Vic hoped might change with his spreading a bad rumor about himself?

10. How does Melinda flaunt her affairs?

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