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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Keyes?
(a) Walter's brother-in-law
(b) Walter's favorite bartender
(c) Walter's landlord
(d) Head of the claims department

2. Who does Lola ask Walter to stop and pick up on the way?
(a) Her best friend, Angie
(b) Her tennis instructor, Mr. Sargenti
(c) Her tutor, Gary
(d) Her boyfriend, Mr. Sachetti

3. What makes it difficult to board a train unnoticed?
(a) Being on crutches
(b) Too much luggage
(c) Inclement weather
(d) Too many passengers

4. Who appears at Walter's house during a rain storm?
(a) Keyes
(b) His neighbor
(c) Phyllis
(d) His landlord

5. Why does Walter begin to get nervous?
(a) Phyllis is late picking him up
(b) It starts to rain really hard
(c) He has sprained his ankle
(d) Another train is coming

6. What does Keyes want to talk to Walter about?
(a) His new girlfriend
(b) His will
(c) A customer who torched a truck
(d) His golf game

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

8. What does Walter focus on?
(a) A move to a new city
(b) An alibi
(c) A new career
(d) An affair with Lola

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

10. Who pays Mr. Nirdlinger's auto insurance?
(a) His company
(b) Mr. Nirdlinger
(c) The family accountant
(d) Phyllis

11. Who else does Walter call to ask about his rate book?
(a) His golfing buddy, Jim
(b) His best friend, Gordon
(c) His cleaning lady, Alice
(d) His secretary, Nettie

12. What happens that forces Mr. Nirdlinger to take the train?
(a) The car is wrecked
(b) He breaks his ankle
(c) He breaks his arm
(d) The car is in for service

13. Phyllis is attractive, but sort of _____________.
(a) Rude
(b) Washed-out looking
(c) Sad
(d) Angry

14. What is Phyllis' ulterior motive for having Lola in the room?
(a) To make Walter nervous
(b) To teach her to knit
(c) To hear the discussion about the accident policy
(d) To keep an eye on her

15. What happens to Walter as the accident policy is processing over the winter and spring?
(a) He moves out of town
(b) He changes his mind
(c) He breaks his leg
(d) He has many sleepless nights

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walter use to break Mr. Nirdlinger's neck?

2. With what article of clothing does Phyllis flirt with Walter?

3. What does Phyllis ask Walter about?

4. For what characteristic is Walter known?

5. What do Walter and Phyllis take with them to the train station?

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