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

2. What do both Walter and Phyllis agree on?
(a) They both love Lola
(b) They would murder again if they could
(c) They feel guilty about the murder
(d) There is nothing ahead for them

3. How does Walter find out about his shooting?
(a) Two nurses talking
(b) A doctor telling a nurse
(c) A newspaper account
(d) Keyes making a phone call

4. What does Walter say is the only reason he has confessed to Nirdlinger's murder?
(a) So Phyllis will be punished too
(b) So the police won't beat Lola
(c) So Lola will love him again
(d) So he can die with a clear conscience

5. What does Keyes tell Walter about Lola?
(a) She has killed Mr. Sanchetti
(b) She has admitted to the murders of her father and mother
(c) She has killed Phyllis
(d) She thought Mr. Sanchetti shot Walter out of jealousy

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does Walter find in Keyes' office?

2. Who visits Walter at his office a week later?

3. Where does Phyllis call Walter from so they can talk privately?

4. What is Mr. Sanchetti's current situation?

5. What business does Walter have as an offshoot of the insurance business?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Walter wakes up in the hospital?

2. What is Walter's main concern after he tells Keyes about killing Nirdlinger?

3. What precipitates Walter's plan to kill Phyllis?

4. What does Phyllis do after the insurance company denies liability for the accident claim?

5. Describe Lola's demeanor when she visits Walter at his office a week later.

6. Why does Walter's secretary, Nettie, call him at home that morning?

7. How does Walter find out who Keyes thinks is Phyllis' accomplice?

8. What do Walter and Phyllis do after they realize that their fate is sealed?

9. What is the news about the murder in the paper the next morning?

10. What does Lola tell Walter about Sachetti that makes him suspicious?

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