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

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

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

4. While at a friend's, Harriet receives a call from a woman claiming to be whom?
(a) The Warden's sister.
(b) The Warden's maid.
(c) Mrs. Padgett.
(d) The Dean's maid.

5. Whom does Peter believe will be the most likely targets of the culprit's next attack?
(a) Harriet, Miss de Vine, and another unnamed person.
(b) Harriet, Peter, and another unnamed person.
(c) Miss Martin, the Warden, and another unnamed person.
(d) Miss Newland, Harriet, and Miss Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second gift that Harriet allows Peter to buy her?

2. Who accuses Harriet of behaving inappropriately with Peter?

3. Where does Harriet first call to contact Peter?

4. Who calls Harriet to tell her that he spotted the culprit?

5. What happens to Dr. Threep's shirt-front?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Harriet and Peter spend the afternoon of his first day in Oxford?

5. Describe Peter and Pomfret's first and second meetings.

6. Why does Harriet contact Peter in Chapter 13?

7. How does Peter know Padgett?

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

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

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

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