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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Harriet find a robed figure hanging from the ceiling?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The clock.
(c) The tower.
(d) The library.

2. Whom was Shrewsbury College named after?
(a) Mary, Countess of Shrewsbury, who was meek and mild mannered.
(b) Lord Shrewsbury, who first allowed women to attend Oxford.
(c) Mary, Countess of Shrewsbury, who was considered greater than her husband.
(d) Lord Shrewsbury, who founded the college.

3. Which student stole Miss Cattermole's fiancé?
(a) Miss Fowler.
(b) Miss Millbanks.
(c) Miss Flaxman.
(d) Miss Mollison.

4. What does Harriet attend at the beginning of the summer term?
(a) A dance.
(b) The Magdalen Mayday ceremony.
(c) The opening of the New Library.
(d) A cricket match.

5. After being acquitted of murder, where had Harriet traveled?
(a) India.
(b) America.
(c) Russia.
(d) Europe.

6. When Harriet visits Saint-George in the hospital the second time, what does she help him with?
(a) Paying bills.
(b) Talking to his parents.
(c) Writing to Peter.
(d) Studying.

7. In which language is the note that Harriet found on the hanging figure?
(a) Latin.
(b) English.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Arabic.

8. Whom does Harriet find lying on the ground drunk in the middle of the night?
(a) Pomfret.
(b) Miss de Vine.
(c) Miss Flaxman.
(d) Miss Cattermole.

9. Why does Harriet ask Annie about Jukes?
(a) Annie used to work for Jukes.
(b) Annie saw Jukes prowling around at night.
(c) Annie's children stay with Jukes.
(d) Annie is Juke's sister.

10. At the end of Chapter 8, where does Harriet go for a soothing influence?
(a) Shrewsbury Chapel.
(b) London.
(c) Bath.
(d) Christ Church.

11. Who bumps into Harriet and spills her meringues?
(a) Peter.
(b) Saint-George.
(c) Jukes.
(d) Mr. Pomfret.

12. What event does Harriet first attend when she visits Shrewsbury College?
(a) Harvest festival.
(b) Unveiling of the clock.
(c) Opening of chapel.
(d) Building of the tower.

13. Who proposes to Harriet at regular intervals?
(a) The Dean.
(b) Lord Peter Wimsey.
(c) Lord Edward White.
(d) Saint-George Wimsey.

14. Why does Mrs. Goodwin not return at the beginning of the summer term?
(a) She has typhoid.
(b) Her son is teething.
(c) Her husband just died.
(d) Her son has measles.

15. Where does Harriet stay at her second visit to Oxford?
(a) The dormitories.
(b) The Guest Room.
(c) A hotel.
(d) The Dean's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. While having coffee after the Gaudy Dinner, who questions Harriet about the type of books she writes?

2. Harriet suggests engaging investigators who disguise themselves as what?

3. Peter's nephew asks Harriet to forget about whom?

4. Whom does Harriet find climbing up a wall of the college in the middle of the night?

5. Who is missing from her room when the lights go out in Tudor?

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