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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds Harriet after she is attacked?
(a) Saint-George.
(b) Miss Martin.
(c) Miss de Vine.
(d) Peter.

2. When Peter returns from York, whom does he tell Harriet he was looking for?
(a) Miss de Vine.
(b) Saint-George.
(c) Arthur Robinson.
(d) Thomas Penn.

3. When Harriet returns to the college, who is crying because of Miss Newland's disappearance?
(a) Pomfret.
(b) Miss Martin.
(c) Miss Edwards.
(d) Miss Shaw.

4. Who has told Dr. Threep about a poison pen letter?
(a) The Warden.
(b) The Dean.
(c) The Vice-Chancellor.
(d) Harriet.

5. What does Harriet ask Peter in the letter she sends him in Chapter 13?
(a) To stop proposing to her.
(b) To help her solve the case.
(c) To visit Saint-George.
(d) To recommend a detective.

6. Who says that she is submitting her resignation and that she is not the cause of the problems at the college?
(a) Miss Hillyard.
(b) Miss Goodwin.
(c) Miss de Vine.
(d) Miss Barton.

7. What has Miss Newland been receiving previous to her attempted suicide?
(a) Telephone calls.
(b) Blackmail.
(c) Poison pen letters.
(d) Money.

8. What is starting at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) The Winter Term.
(b) Spring Break.
(c) The Trinity Term.
(d) Christmas Break.

9. Who accuses Harriet of behaving inappropriately with Peter?
(a) The Warden.
(b) Miss Martin.
(c) Saint-George.
(d) Miss Hillyard.

10. With whom is Peter having lunch on Monday?
(a) Saint-George.
(b) Pomfret.
(c) The Dean.
(d) Harriet.

11. What do Harriet and Miss Martin attend the morning after a big storm?
(a) A picnic.
(b) The University Sermon.
(c) The New Library opening ceremony.
(d) The Magdalen Mayday.

12. Where does Harriet first call to contact Peter?
(a) His office in Warsaw.
(b) The Foreign Office.
(c) His house in London.
(d) A hotel in Rome.

13. At what point does Miss Newland jump out of the canoe?
(a) When she sees the search party coming.
(b) When she is approaching the waterfall.
(c) Before the search party finds her.
(d) She does not jump out of the canoe.

14. Harriet is grabbed by what?
(a) The throat.
(b) Her hair.
(c) The arm.
(d) Her coat.

15. Where does Harriet expect her attack to take place?
(a) The car garage.
(b) Her room.
(c) The Fellows Garden.
(d) The front gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Annie found in Chapter 21?

2. How is the culprit supposed to have exited the science lab?

3. What does Peter thank Harriet for?

4. Who comes upon Pomfret confessing his love to Harriet?

5. What does Harriet tell the dean she feels like before Peter dines with them?

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