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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 ask Melinda for the first time in Part IV?
(a) If she is going to start having affairs again.
(b) If she wants another baby.
(c) If she would like a divorce.
(d) If she is going to wear her wedding ring again.

2. What instrument does Mr. Cameron play?
(a) Harp.
(b) Violin.
(c) Piano.
(d) Clarinet.

3. Where do snails lay their eggs, according to Vic?
(a) In the ground.
(b) On birds.
(c) On plants.
(d) In the trees.

4. Who does Vic ask Mr. Carpenter if Carpenter has met yet?
(a) Ed Henry.
(b) Henry Harrison.
(c) Don Wilson.
(d) Jack Spar.

5. Who does Trixie tell Vic is going around saying he killed De Lisle?
(a) Janey.
(b) Julia.
(c) Richie.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tries to convince Vic that he should not put up with Melinda's accusations?

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

4. Who does Melinda visit twice, trying to convince this person that Vic killed De Lisle?

5. What does Vic show Don Wilson that Vic often works on in his garage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cameron play that grates on Vic's nerves in Part IV?

2. Who accuses Vic of killing De Lisle, and why?

3. What does Vic really dislike about Cameron by late in Part IV?

4. What does Vic decide to do for Trixie in Part IV that Melinda objects to?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Don Wilson move out of town?

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

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