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

2. What does Peter say was used to smash Harriet's property?
(a) A bat.
(b) A fire poker.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A Cuban and French heel.

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

4. As Peter is leaving for York, what does Harriet ask him to deliver to her secretary?
(a) Chapters of her manuscript.
(b) A letter.
(c) A hat.
(d) A piece of evidence.

5. Who teases Peter about Harriet?
(a) Padgett.
(b) Saint-George.
(c) Miss Hillyard.
(d) Miss Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes fingerprints of the lab room?

2. Who returns the slipper to Miss Hillyard?

3. Who asks Mrs. Goodwin not to go?

4. Which character of her latest novel does Peter suggest Harriet alter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harriet not return to Shrewsbury as soon as the Warden's maid calls her?

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

3. What is the result of the search party for Miss Newland?

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

5. What causes Peter and Harriet to disagree in Chapter 18?

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

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

8. How is Harriet attacked?

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

10. Why are the women nervous about Peter dining with them in Chapter 17?

(see the answer keys)

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