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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 is the new man in Melinda's life in Part IV?
(a) Anthony Cameron.
(b) Hank Wilkerson.
(c) Fred Dickerson.
(d) Ted Jones.

2. What do Vic and Melinda serve for dinner in Part III?
(a) Duck.
(b) Beef.
(c) Pork.
(d) Chicken.

3. What is Trixie's given name?
(a) Trisha.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Jane.
(d) Beatrice.

4. What happens with Carpenter and Melinda after Melinda's birthday party?
(a) Carpenter starts to leave town more often.
(b) Carpenter starts to ask Vic to borrow more books.
(c) Carpenter starts to eat more often at Vic's house.
(d) Carpenter starts having much more alone time with Melinda.

5. How does Brian Ryder get to Vic's town to work together?
(a) Plane.
(b) Boat.
(c) Car.
(d) Train.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who starts making calls to say he thinks Vic had something to do with De Lisle's death?

4. Who is Don Wilson's wife?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Melinda tell Vic that Carpenter concluded about Vic?

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

4. Who does Vic realize is paying for the private investigator?

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

6. What inspires Brian's new poem?

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

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

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

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

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