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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Father Rourke?
(a) Jury's dad, who always insists on being addressed formally.
(b) A priest.
(c) The mayor and founding father of the town Helen lived in.
(d) Helen's father.

2. What does Jury do back in Helen's home that he hopes will help with his investigation?
(a) Take a few of her personal items.
(b) Sleep there so he can "get a feel for what she was like."
(c) Take pictures.
(d) Dust for fingerprints.

3. How did Helen keep her house?
(a) Very dark; all of the windows were covered.
(b) Very messy.
(c) Very neat.
(d) Very strange -- some rooms are messy, some are neat.

4. Who discovered Helen's body?
(a) No one; it is never found.
(b) Jury.
(c) Tourists.
(d) Police.

5. What is the name of the man Jury picks up on his first trip to Jerusalem Inn?
(a) Dickie.
(b) Samuel.
(c) David.
(d) Robert.

6. What does Cullen cite as one of the more exciting crime activities that happened recently?
(a) A gang of local men roaring their motorcycles too loudly.
(b) The mafia demanding money from local business owners.
(c) Teenage boys going around at night slashing tires.
(d) The theft of a tree planted by Jimmy Carter.

7. Who is Mrs. Wasserman?
(a) Jury's neighbor.
(b) Jury's elderly grandmother.
(c) Jury's elderly auntie.
(d) Jury's much-older sister.

8. What has Melrose done with his title?
(a) Had it revoked.
(b) Sold it to someone else.
(c) Given it up.
(d) Passed it along to a younger cousin.

9. What does Jury admit to Helen when the first meet?
(a) That he's a police officer.
(b) That he is still married.
(c) That he's wanted by the police.
(d) That he has been watching her for a few days.

10. Who is Ruthven?
(a) A man whose life Melrose saved once.
(b) Melrose's assistant.
(c) Melrose's brother.
(d) Melrose's son.

11. Where does Jury spend a day with his cousin after he meets Helen?
(a) In New Binghamton.
(b) In New Hampshire.
(c) In Newcastle.
(d) In New Jersey.

12. What was found near Helen's body?
(a) Her heart medication.
(b) A note from the killer.
(c) Herbs.
(d) Accupuncture needles.

13. Who is Nellie Pond?
(a) A good friend of Helen.
(b) The woman Helen rented her house to.
(c) The woman Helen rented her house from.
(d) A librarian who once lived next door to Helen.

14. What is Jury's first name?
(a) Mark.
(b) Sam.
(c) David.
(d) Richard.

15. What does Helen's autopsy report confirm?
(a) That she died from cancer.
(b) That she was stabbed to death.
(c) That she was shot.
(d) That she was poisoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Helen treat her medical condition?

2. Who is Miss Hargreaves-Brown?

3. What is Melrose's last name?

4. During his first visit to the Jerusalem Inn, who does Jury learn Helen once talked to there?

5. Who is Charles Seaingham?

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