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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harriet put on before going to Miss de Vine's room?
(a) A holster.
(b) A coat.
(c) Her slippers.
(d) A dog collar.

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

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

4. What happens to Dr. Threep's shirt-front?
(a) It gets stained with a tomato.
(b) It disappears.
(c) It pops.
(d) It is found with a poison pen letter.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harriet find smashed in her room?

2. What is the age difference between Pomfret and Harriet?

3. Who asks Mrs. Goodwin not to go?

4. How long does Peter sleep while Harriet watches boats on the river?

5. What do Harriet and Miss Martin attend the morning after a big storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Harriet attacked?

2. What does Pomfret accuse Harriet of when he meets her in Chapter 12?

3. Why does Miss de Vine have a heart attack?

4. Why does Harriet accuse Miss Hillyard of smashing her chess set?

5. What does Peter tell Harriet that he values about her, and why does this surprise her?

6. Why does Harriet contact Peter in Chapter 13?

7. What causes the Warden to agree to seek professional help in solving the mystery?

8. How do Harriet and Peter examine the science lab?

9. How does Peter know Padgett?

10. What is Miss Edwards's opinion after Harriet tells her about the prank call?

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