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

2. How long does the case of the McRae murder go unsolved?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. What does Vic make that he is proud of in the house in Part II?
(a) A coffee table.
(b) A rosewood cocktail table.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A dining room table.

4. How old is Victor Van Allen?
(a) 36.
(b) 50.
(c) 23.
(d) 40.

5. What does Vic's most trusted worker call him?
(a) Sir.
(b) Vic.
(c) Mister.
(d) Victor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vic hear thinks his tale about Malcolm McRae was in poor taste?

2. Who finds De Lisle's body?

3. What does De Lisle say about the water in the pool when he gets in?

4. What is Vic's daughter making for him that she is proud of?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Vic choose not to dance?

8. What does Horace Meller tell Vic in Part II he is happy for Vic about?

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

10. How does Vic kill De Lisle?

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