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

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

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

4. What is the second gift that Harriet allows Peter to buy her?
(a) A piano.
(b) A chess set.
(c) A horse.
(d) A `dog.

5. 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 sister of Peter.
(d) The mother of Daniel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hears a grinding noise in Harriet's room the night of the smashing?

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

3. Who awakens Harriet Sunday night?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peter suggest that Harriet alter her novel?

2. Why is Harriet suspicious of Miss Hillyard at the end of Chapter 18?

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

4. Why does Harriet contact Peter in Chapter 13?

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

6. What do the women discuss with Peter over coffee?

7. How does Peter know Padgett?

8. Why does Harriet go to Miss de Vine's room in Chapter 21?

9. How does Harriet respond to Pomfret's avowal of devotion?

10. How do Peter and Harriet spend their day together after he returns from York?

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