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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who suggests Melrose, Vivian, Agatha, and Ruthven could get a room at the Jerusalem Inn when it appears they are stranded from the storm?
(a) Vivian.
(b) Agatha.
(c) Ruthven.
(d) Melrose.

3. How do Tommy and Melrose decide to get to the Jerusalem Inn?
(a) By ski or snowshoe.
(b) By walking.
(c) By stealing a car.
(d) By snowmobile.

4. Who does Jury come to believe is Robbie's mother?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Helen.
(c) Grace.
(d) Vivian.

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

6. What does Tommy think of his guardian?
(a) That she is very kind and loving but also can be mean sometimes.
(b) That she is a dumb as a post.
(c) That she is fantastic in every way possible.
(d) That she is very strict.

7. What does Beatrice do for a living?
(a) Write movies.
(b) Write poetry.
(c) Write fiction.
(d) Write romance.

8. Who wins the snooker tournament Tom plays after sneaking out with Melrose?
(a) The other person.
(b) Jury.
(c) Melrose.
(d) Tom.

9. What kind of case does Jury question Sir George about?
(a) An old case where a physician shot his patient.
(b) An old case where a husband poisoned his wife.
(c) An old case where a physician poisoned his patient.
(d) An old case where a husband killed his wife's boyfriend.

10. How do Tom and Melrose return to the mansion after sneaking out?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Snowshoeing.
(c) Walking.
(d) Hitchiking.

11. After Beatrice's murder and the questioning that follows, what time is the group finally allowed back to bed?
(a) Two in the morning.
(b) Noon.
(c) Eleven in the morning.
(d) Five in the morning.

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

13. How does Jury react to learning that Melrose is in the area when he arrives at the Jerusalem Inn?
(a) He is glad because they have worked together before.
(b) He is jealous because Melrose is dating Jury's old girlfriend.
(c) He is angry because he is creeping in on his case.
(d) He is sad because they used to be good friends.

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

15. What does Melrose think of Beatrice?
(a) That she is hideously ugly.
(b) That he cannot decide if she is ugly or not.
(c) That she is attractive.
(d) That she is neight ugly nor attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William McQuade do for a living?

2. Why does Tom play snooker with Robbie?

3. Why does Tommy want to go to the Jerusalem Inn with Melrose in Chapter 14?

4. Who is Lady St. Leger in charge of?

5. For how long does Charles predict his guests will be snowed in at his home?

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