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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. Who comes upon Pomfret confessing his love to Harriet?
(a) Peter.
(b) The Proctor.
(c) Padgett.
(d) The Dean.

2. What does Harriet tell the dean she feels like before Peter dines with them?
(a) A lamb being led to slaughter.
(b) The mother of Daniel.
(c) The consort of a king.
(d) The sister of Peter.

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

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

5. What is starting at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) The Trinity Term.
(b) Spring Break.
(c) Christmas Break.
(d) The Winter Term.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes fingerprints of the lab room?

2. Who once told Harriet that not verifying a source can lead to kidnapping?

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

4. Who helps Harriet get a letter to Peter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Harriet surprised to see Peter in Oxford?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Peter know Padgett?

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

10. Why does Peter not tell the Warden the name of his suspect?

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