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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walter do with the item kept in the file?
(a) Throws it away
(b) Burns it
(c) Makes a copy of it
(d) Buries it

2. Why is Keyes excited now?
(a) His wife is having a baby
(b) He is getting a big promotion
(c) Walter is going to live
(d) The arrest of Lola and Mr. Sanchetti ties up the Nirdlinger case

3. Who calls Walter at home?
(a) Keyes
(b) Phyllis
(c) Lola
(d) Nettie

4. How did Lola's mother die?
(a) Pneumonia
(b) Car accident
(c) Cancer
(d) Heart disease

5. What behavior has Lola been doing lately?
(a) Sleeping most of the day
(b) Taking antidepressants
(c) Drinking too much
(d) Following Phyllis and Mr. Sachetti

6. What did Mr. Sanchetti witness at Griffith Park?
(a) A man getting mugged
(b) A couple making love
(c) Walter getting shot
(d) A man beating a woman

7. What does Walter fantasize about?
(a) Marrying Phyllis
(b) Marrying Lola
(c) Marrying Nettie
(d) Marrying Julie

8. What information does Keyes share with Walter?
(a) The insurance company is going to pay the Nirdlinger claim in full
(b) Phyllis' accomplice has shown up five nights in a week
(c) The Nirdlinger case is still under criminal investigation
(d) Walter has been put on suspension

9. What does Lola glean from a conversation she hears between Phyllis and Mr. Sanchetti?
(a) Mr. Sanchetti is going to marry Phyllis
(b) Mr. Sanchetti was not involved in the murder
(c) Mr. Sanchetti still loves Lola
(d) Mr. Sanchetti killed her father

10. Who had been Lola's mother's companion at the time of her death?
(a) Lola
(b) Phyllis
(c) A hospice nurse
(d) Her sister

11. What does Walter do the following morning?
(a) Has a leisurely breakfast
(b) Calls in sick
(c) Checks the paper for news of Nirdlinger's death
(d) Goes back to sleep until noon

12. What does Keyes say will happen to Lola?
(a) She will go free because of her age
(b) She'll spend the night in jail and be released tomorrow
(c) She will go to prison for the rest of her life
(d) The police will work her over and she'll spill the secret

13. How does Phyllis contact Walter during this time?
(a) Telegrams
(b) Coded letters
(c) Messengers
(d) Calls from pay phones

14. Where is Lola living now?
(a) Her own apartment
(b) In a dorm
(c) With Mr. Sachetti
(d) With a girlfriend

15. What has Lola's vow made Walter decide to do?
(a) Leave town immediately
(b) Kill Lola
(c) Kill Phyllis
(d) Threaten Mr. Sanchetti

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been Phyllis' regular visitor?

2. What confuses Walter about Phyllis?

3. What does Phyllis say she'll do one night?

4. Who has been interviewing everyone on the train?

5. What does Walter do after resting in his stateroom for a day?

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