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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who attempts to punch Peter while Peter is playing the piano?
(a) Miss Hillyard.
(b) Pomfret.
(c) The culprit.
(d) Saint-George.

4. Who finishes the sonnet that Harriet began writing?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Miss Martin.
(c) Miss Lydgate.
(d) Peter.

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

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

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

8. The next morning, whom does Harriet tell about the phone call?
(a) Miss de Vine.
(b) Miss Barton.
(c) Miss Edwards.
(d) Miss Hillyard.

9. When Harriet sees Peter in Oxford, what is he wearing?
(a) A black overcoat.
(b) His cap and gown.
(c) A detectiive cap.
(d) White flannels.

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

11. How does Harriet react to Pomfret's proposal after he has left her?
(a) She cries.
(b) She doubts her decision.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She grows angry at men.

12. Which character of her latest novel does Peter suggest Harriet alter?
(a) Wilfrid.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Henry.

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

14. Who awakens Harriet Sunday night?
(a) Peter.
(b) Carrie and Annie.
(c) Miss Martin.
(d) Miss Hillyard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is missing the night that Miss Newland disappears?

2. What does Harriet find smashed in her room?

3. How does Saint-George demonstrate that his arm has healed?

4. Where do Harriet and Peter meet the afternoon after he comes to Oxford?

5. When Harriet returns to the college, who is crying because of Miss Newland's disappearance?

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