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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Peter ask Harriet to visit some day?
(a) His office in Warsaw.
(b) His birthplace in Denver.
(c) His home in Rome.
(d) Egypt.

2. Whom is Arthur Robinson connected to?
(a) Miss de Vine.
(b) The Dean.
(c) Padgett.
(d) The Warden.

3. How long does Peter sleep while Harriet watches boats on the river?
(a) Two hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Four hours.

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

5. As Peter and Harriet prepare to take coffee in the Senior Common Room, what does Peter ask Harriet to do?
(a) Speak the truth and stick to the point.
(b) Bring up the murder.
(c) Stay silent and let him do the talking.
(d) Introduce him to the ladies.

6. Who does Harriet first contact for professional help in solving the case?
(a) Peter.
(b) The police.
(c) Scotland Yard.
(d) A private detective firm.

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

8. What does Harriet tell the dean she feels like before Peter dines with them?
(a) The consort of a king.
(b) A lamb being led to slaughter.
(c) The mother of Daniel.
(d) The sister of Peter.

9. What do Harriet and the Dean find in the science lab?
(a) A figure.
(b) Paint.
(c) A body.
(d) Poison pen letters.

10. How is the culprit supposed to have exited the science lab?
(a) Through the vent.
(b) Through the basement.
(c) Through the window.
(d) Through the door.

11. What does Harriet find smashed in her room?
(a) Her lamp.
(b) Her chess set.
(c) Her piano.
(d) Miss Lydgate's manuscript.

12. Who served in the military with Peter?
(a) Pomfret.
(b) Jukes.
(c) Padgett.
(d) Farringdon.

13. What do Peter and Harriet discuss in the evening after the incident of the science lab?
(a) Honesty.
(b) The mystery.
(c) Love.
(d) The weather.

14. Who has a heart attack?
(a) Miss Martin.
(b) Miss de Vine.
(c) Annie.
(d) Harriet.

15. 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 de Vine.
(c) Miss Barton.
(d) Miss Goodwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees Miss Hillyard in the Fellows Garden on the night of the prank call?

2. What is starting at the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. Where is Annie found in Chapter 21?

4. Whom does Harriet suspect to be spying on her and Peter?

5. What does Harriet see on Miss Hillyard's carpet and slippers?

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