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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. What is Melrose's last name?
(a) Plant.
(b) Plans.
(c) Plank.
(d) Planet.

2. Who is Cyril?
(a) Racer's daughter.
(b) Racer's secretary.
(c) Racer's cat.
(d) Racer's wife.

3. What does Jury's cousin do for a living?
(a) He is a business man.
(b) He is independently wealthy so he doesn't have to work.
(c) Nothing right now; he is unemployed.
(d) He is a writer.

4. During his first visit to the Jerusalem Inn, who does Jury learn Helen once talked to there?
(a) Chrissy.
(b) A scary man no one knew.
(c) Another woman.
(d) Robbie Lyte.

5. Who was Helen supposedly doing research on, according to Father Rourke?
(a) Richard Jury.
(b) George Washington Carver.
(c) George Washington.
(d) John Irving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jury think about Miss Hargreaves-Brown's accent?

2. What does Jury finally realize Maureen hates talking about?

3. Where does Jury go after he leaves the church when the novel opens?

4. Who is Chief Superintendent Racer?

5. What has Melrose done with his title?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who discovers Helen's body?

2. What does Jury think of his cousin's husband?

3. What happens after Jury walks Helen home after first meeting her?

4. What important information does Maureen give Jury about her time in school?

5. What happens during Racer's rant at Jury?

6. What does Jury think of Mrs. Wasserman?

7. What keen observation of Helen does Jury make when they first meet?

8. How does Cyril interact with Racer?

9. What does Father Rourke tell Jury about the research Helen was supposedly doing?

10. Why does Melrose think he was invited to travel with Vivian?

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