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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is horrified at the thought of Melrose, Vivian, Agatha, and Ruthven getting a room at the Jerusalem Inn when it appears they are stranded from the storm?
(a) Agatha.
(b) Vivian.
(c) Melrose.
(d) Ruthven.

2. What is Melrose's impression of Susan Assington?
(a) That she is not very bright.
(b) That she is the likely murderer.
(c) That she is hiding something.
(d) That she is very, very snobby.

3. Why does Melrose claim he hasn't heard of Helen's death?
(a) Because of the storm.
(b) Because his boss is a jerk and forgot to tell him.
(c) Because he hasn't checked his email in forever.
(d) Because no one believes she is really dead.

4. What meal do Grace and Jury share while discussing Beatrice's murder?
(a) Dinner.
(b) None; this is a trick question.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

5. What does Jury do in the Margate Hotel that causes someone else to get upset?
(a) Demand to be given free accommodations because he is a police officer.
(b) Make a lot of noise.
(c) Light a fire.
(d) Get too drunk.

6. Who promises to come get Melrose, Vivian, Agatha, and Ruthven when they are stranded at the Jerusalem Inn during a storm?
(a) The local police.
(b) Mrs. Seaingham.
(c) Charles Seaingham.
(d) Jury.

7. What is Spinney Abbey?
(a) The Seaingham mansion.
(b) Nothing; this is a trick question.
(c) The name of the city where Charles Seaingham lives.
(d) The name of the town where Grace Seaingham is from.

8. What do the other guests think of Beatrice's writing?
(a) That it is kind of trashy.
(b) They don't know about it because she uses a pen name.
(c) That it is very fancy.
(d) That it is very intellectual.

9. Who admits to having knowledge of poisons?
(a) Jury.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Parmenger.
(d) Sir George.

10. Where does Jury find Isobel Dunsany?
(a) On his doorstep; she has come to talk to him.
(b) At a run-down hotel.
(c) In the town chuch.
(d) At her favorite pub.

11. Who was Helen very interested in when she came to talk to Miss Dunsany?
(a) A former teacher of Miss Dunsany.
(b) A former maid employed in the Dunsany household.
(c) Miss Dunsany's mother.
(d) Miss Dunsany herself.

12. Why is Robbie Lyte returned to Bonaventure?
(a) Because his mother died.
(b) Because he loved it there so much.
(c) Because he was impossible to control.
(d) Because he breaks into a bank and robs it.

13. Which three characters run into each other unexpectedly during a game of snooker at the Jerusalem Inn?
(a) Chalres, Jury, and Melrose.
(b) Vivian, Charles, and Jury.
(c) Melrose, Tommy, and Charles.
(d) Tommy, Melrose, and Jury.

14. Why does Jury want to go to the Jerusalem Inn the morning after Beatrice's murder?
(a) He wants to talk to Robbie.
(b) He doesn't trust the food at the mansion.
(c) He wants a drink.
(d) He has heard they make a great breakfast.

15. What does Melrose think of Grace Seaingham?
(a) That she is very elegant.
(b) That she is every bit the lady.
(c) That she is an excellent hostess.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grace wearing when she comes to the murder scene?

2. What does Tommy think of his guardian?

3. What problem with Grace does Jury want to solve?

4. Why does Tom play snooker with Robbie?

5. Whom does Cullen arrive with at Beatrice's murder scene?

(see the answer keys)

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