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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Walter nervous with Lola in the room?
(a) He is uncomfortable considering the plan to kill her father
(b) She is very outspoken
(c) She is very attractive
(d) She is too young to be involved

2. When does Phyllis return to Walter's house?
(a) The next week
(b) Never
(c) The next night
(d) Three months

3. What does Walter do on the day of Mr. Nirdlinger's scheduled departure?
(a) Goes fishing
(b) Takes a nap
(c) Works on his alibi
(d) Buys a new suit

4. What obstacle do Walter and Phyllis encounter on the train?
(a) Walter's crutches hit an old woman
(b) There are no seats
(c) A chatty passenger on the rear platform
(d) There is no smoking allowed

5. Who is the customer that Walter remembers?
(a) Mr. Nevins
(b) Mr. Newhouse
(c) Mr. Newcomb
(d) Mr. Nidrlinger

6. What does Walter try to anticipate?
(a) Where he and Phyllis will live
(b) Marrying Phyllis
(c) How the authorities will investigate the crime
(d) Getting a new job

7. Why does Walter snap at Phyllis in the car?
(a) She doesn't have her gloves on
(b) She is wearing perfume that could have rubbed off on the body
(c) She dropped her scarf by the tracks
(d) She ran a red light

8. What does Walter swindle Mr. Nirdlinger into doing?
(a) Revising his will
(b) Writing two checks
(c) Buying him an airline ticket
(d) Buying three policies

9. What has Walter done that Keyes looks favorably on him?
(a) Helped him move to a new house last month
(b) Clipped a note to a potential problem application
(c) Volunteers at the hospital every week
(d) Donates blood every three months

10. Who does Phyllis give the items to at the train station?
(a) The ticket taker
(b) The man selling tickets
(c) A porter
(d) Walter

11. What does Walter tell Phyllis?
(a) He is going to help her kill her husband
(b) He wants to marry her
(c) He thinks she is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen
(d) He wants her to leave his house

12. What does Phyllis do to prevent all the porters from looking too closely at Walter?
(a) Rushes ahead to tip one of the porters
(b) Retreats into the station
(c) Creates a distraction by pulling up her stockings
(d) Dumps the contents of her purse

13. What does Walter do when he dresses?
(a) Makes a fake leg cast
(b) Steams his jacket
(c) Presses his pants again
(d) Uses a lint brush

14. What does Walter tell Phyllis?
(a) She is going to arrange an accident to kill her husband
(b) Her policy has been denied
(c) He never wants to see her again
(d) He wants to marry her

15. Where is Mr. Nirdlinger's class reunion to be held?
(a) San Diego
(b) Palo Alto
(c) Los Angeles
(d) San Jose

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears at Walter's house during a rain storm?

2. What is Phyllis' ulterior motive for having Lola in the room?

3. What does Walter burn in the fireplace when he returns home?

4. How does Phyllis react to Walter's coaching her about how to react?

5. What does Walter stuff into his coat?

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