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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 building is the coroner's inquest held in?
(a) The reading room of the local library.
(b) The High Room at the county council building.
(c) The jail.
(d) The red brick courthouse.

2. What does Melinda tell Vic Mr. Cameron has explained to her?
(a) Water tables.
(b) Horticulture.
(c) Classical music.
(d) Woodworking.

3. What does Vic want to buy for Trixie in Part IV?
(a) A dog.
(b) A fish.
(c) A treehouse.
(d) A cat.

4. What does Melinda say when the coroner asks if she has any reason for thinking Vic was responsible for De Lisle's death?
(a) Vic has killed before.
(b) Vic has been violent towards Melinda.
(c) De Lisle was afraid of Vic.
(d) She knows Vic did not like De Lisle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Mr. Cameron play?

2. What does Vic say he will give to Melinda if she wants to leave him?

3. What happens with Carpenter and Melinda after Melinda's birthday party?

4. What does Melinda make for dinner when Brian is visiting?

5. Why is Vic in town when he sees the person or people he confronts about the true nature of Carpenter's work in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Vic never feel after killing De Lisle?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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