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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. Who does Vic hear thinks his tale about Malcolm McRae was in poor taste?
(a) Phil Cowan.
(b) Don Wilson.
(c) Horace Meller.
(d) Henry Edwards.

2. What is one thing Melinda likes doing for others, in Vic's opinion?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Errands of mercy.

3. What does Melinda come dressed to the Cowans' party as?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Queen Victoria.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Helen Keller.

4. 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.

5. Who is the leatherworker who does all the work on Vic's covers?
(a) Horace Meller.
(b) Blair Peabody.
(c) Henry Edwards.
(d) Jim Jefferey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Victor Van Allen?

3. What kind of party do the Cowans have in Part II?

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

5. What does Melinda often due to excess?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what shatters the rumor Vic told about himself?

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

3. What is the difference between how Vic and Melinda treat their daughter Trixie?

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

5. What does Vic often do for Melinda when she is drunk and it is very early in the morning?

6. Why does Vic choose not to dance?

7. How does Vic kill De Lisle?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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