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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walter hear as he crouches in the dark?
(a) Music from a bar
(b) Children playing
(c) Dogs barking
(d) Panting and footsteps

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

3. What is a major issue for Walter and Phyllis?
(a) How to get Lola to leave the house
(b) How to get Walter to travel by train
(c) How to get Walter out of the country
(d) How to get a divorce for Phyllis

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

5. What is Walter's worry about his work?
(a) That it will drop off
(b) That his customers won't pay their premiums
(c) That his customers are frauds
(d) That he will get fired

6. What does Phyllis tell Walter before he leaves?
(a) She wants to divorce her husband
(b) She'll let him know when he can return
(c) She wants to have an affair
(d) She loves him

7. What are Phyllis and Walter discussing when she abruptly changes the subject?
(a) The holiday
(b) The latest movies
(c) Weather
(d) Auto insurance policy

8. What is Phyllis wearing when she first talks to Walter?
(a) Tennis outfit
(b) Pink robe
(c) Jeans and T-shirt
(d) Blue pajamas

9. What is Walter Huff's profession?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Accountant
(c) Physician
(d) Insurance agent

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

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

12. What is the state of Walter's senses after the murder?
(a) In shock
(b) Dulled
(c) Extremely sharp
(d) Guilty

13. With what article of clothing does Phyllis flirt with Walter?
(a) Hat
(b) Blouse
(c) Shoe
(d) Scarf

14. What does Walter ask the person to find during the phone call?
(a) A rate book
(b) A movie schedule
(c) A train schedule
(d) A payment history

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walter use to create a harness?

2. What does Walter try to anticipate?

3. Why is Walter nervous with Lola in the room?

4. What does Keyes want to talk to Walter about?

5. What is Walter's first thought to Phyllis' plea?

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