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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 Vic say to Melinda that he is not going to mention to anyone else in town?
(a) Melinda's abuse of him.
(b) The episode at the river.
(c) Melinda's drinking.
(d) The episode with Carpenter being a detective.

2. What grade does Trixie skip in Part III?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Seventh.
(d) Sixth.

3. Where does Vic refuse to go with Melinda and Cameron in Part IV?
(a) The Mellers' barbecue.
(b) The Chesterfield Bar.
(c) The Cowans'.
(d) The Dance Club.

4. Who is Don Wilson's wife?
(a) Julia.
(b) Betty.
(c) June.
(d) Jane.

5. In Part III, who is the new person Melinda introduces Vic to?
(a) Mr. Carpenter.
(b) Mr. Higgins.
(c) Mr. Zoo.
(d) Mr. Stenchley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Cameron drink?

2. Who has to be at the coroner's inquest?

3. What does Horace tell Vic about Cameron and Melinda in Part IV?

4. Who are two of Vic's staunchest defenders in the coroner's inquest?

5. How does Brian Ryder get to Vic's town to work together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Horace tell Vic he suspects about Carpenter?

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

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

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

5. How do the other partygoers react to the death inquiry of De Lisle?

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

7. How do Vic's and Melinda's friends react to Melinda's behavior after De Lisle's death?

8. What inspires Brian's new poem?

9. What does Melinda do in Part III in order to hurt Vic?

10. What does Meller tell Vic that Melinda said at his party in Vic's absence?

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