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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Peter if he is comfortable in his occupation of catching murderers?
(a) Miss Barton.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Miss Martin.
(d) Miss Hillyard.

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

3. How do Harriet and Peter spend the afternoon after he arrives in Oxford?
(a) Arguing.
(b) Punting on the river.
(c) Driving his motorcar.
(d) Discussing the case in her room.

4. Who comes upon Pomfret confessing his love to Harriet?
(a) The Proctor.
(b) Peter.
(c) Padgett.
(d) The Dean.

5. What does Peter say is the only gift that Harriet's allowed him to buy for her?
(a) A horse saddle.
(b) Flowers.
(c) A dog collar.
(d) A book.

6. Who returns the slipper to Miss Hillyard?
(a) Annie.
(b) Miss Martin.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Peter.

7. What does Peter thank Harriet for?
(a) Being kind to Saint-George.
(b) Meeting him in London.
(c) Accepting his proposal.
(d) Solving the case.

8. Who sees a light on in the science lab during the night?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Annie.
(c) Padgett.
(d) Miss Martin.

9. Who takes fingerprints of the lab room?
(a) The police.
(b) Annie.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Peter.

10. Who sets up a system of patrols in Chapter 12?
(a) Padgett, Harriet, and Peter.
(b) Miss Martin, Harriet, Miss Lydgate, and Miss Edwards.
(c) The policeman.
(d) Hired detectives.

11. Who tells the Dean about the figure in the science lab?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Padgett.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Peter.

12. Where does Harriet gain consciousness after her attack?
(a) In Miss Martin's room.
(b) In her own bed.
(c) Outside.
(d) In the Infirmary.

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

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

15. Where does Peter take Harriet after he returns from York?
(a) London.
(b) The English country side.
(c) The Thames.
(d) Dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Harriet after she is attacked?

2. What does Peter's assistant find on the floor in the science lab?

3. Whom does Peter believe will be the most likely targets of the culprit's next attack?

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

5. Which of Harriet's acquaintances sees her and Peter on the river?

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