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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 does Mr. Cameron drink?
(a) Wine.
(b) Gin.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Beer.

2. What does Melinda make for dinner when Brian is visiting?
(a) Suckling pig.
(b) Spinach quiche.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Roast pork.

3. How does Melinda describe June Wilson?
(a) As a dreary little girl.
(b) As a firebrand.
(c) As a brilliant woman.
(d) As a phoenix.

4. What kind of people does Vic think of the Petersons as?
(a) Shy.
(b) Bombastic.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Intelligent.

5. What do Brian and Tony want to have for dinner that Vic is repulsed by?
(a) Snails.
(b) Snake.
(c) Pork.
(d) Pheasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Vic and Trixie buy a new pet?

2. What do both Vic and Melinda forget to do regarding Trixie the night the Wilsons come for cocktails?

3. Who does Vic begin to understand is paying Carpenter's salary?

4. What school does Trixie go to in Part III?

5. Who does Vic confront about the true nature of Carpenter's business in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Melinda tell Vic that she will do late in Part IV that shocks him?

2. Who does Vic confront about the hiring of a private investigator in Part III, and what does he find out?

3. What does Tony propose for dinner that makes Vic very angry?

4. What does Melinda tell Trixie about De Lisle's death?

5. What are both Vic and Melinda happy to hear about Trixie?

6. Who attends the Mellers' barbecue in Part IV, and why is this strange?

7. What does June Wilson tell Vic about her husband?

8. In Part III, who tries to help Melinda prove Vic is a killer besides the private investigator?

9. What does Brian Ryder do while a guest in Vic's home that upsets Vic?

10. What inspires Brian's new poem?

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