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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 does Walter do to remove the obstacle?
(a) Deliberately ignores the man
(b) Decides to hop instead of using crutches
(c) Creates a story so that the man offers to get his ticket
(d) Decides to smoke outside before leaving

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

3. What does Walter think before making a return call?
(a) What kind of warning he can clip to that application
(b) Making a doctor's appointment
(c) Making dinner reservations for Saturday
(d) Picking up his dry cleaning

4. What does Phyllis tell Walter when she calls him?
(a) Mr. Nirdlinger is wearing a blue suit
(b) Lola has run away
(c) She is leaving town
(d) She has the flu

5. Where is Walter headed when he remembers something for another customer?
(a) Glendale
(b) Sacramento
(c) Pasadena
(d) Beverly Hills

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Nirdlinger's class reunion to be held?

2. Where does Walter have dinner?

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

4. What is Phyllis' plea to Walter?

5. What does Walter do after he jumps off the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Walter's final preparations before leaving home to commit the murder?

2. How does Phyllis surprise Walter on the evening after their talk?

3. How does Phyllis initiate the idea of an accident policy on her husband?

4. Why does Walter make three visits to Mr. Nirdlinger?

5. What is Walter's state of mind immediately after the murder and what mistake does he preempt?

6. What are the reasons that Walter would agree to help Phyllis kill her husband?

7. Describe the meeting between Walter and Phyllis.

8. What precipitates Walter's meeting Phyllis Nirdlinger?

9. Who is Mr. Sachetti?

10. Describe Walter's state of mind while waiting for the time to kill Mr. Nirdlinger arrives.

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