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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. Where does Jury walk Helen when he first meets her?
(a) Home.
(b) To the nearest hospital.
(c) To a pub.
(d) To a church.

2. What does Jury say to Miss Hargreaves-Brown's accent?
(a) That he likes it.
(b) That he hates it.
(c) That it sounds fake.
(d) Nothing.

3. What does Jury invite Helen to do shortly after they first meet?
(a) Come shooting with him.
(b) Go out on his yacht with him.
(c) Join him on a police ride.
(d) Go out for dinner later in the week.

4. What does Cullen report about crime in Washington?
(a) That it happens all the time.
(b) That it never happens.
(c) That it has recently increased dramatically.
(d) That it only happens in the bad neighborhoods.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday season is approaching in the novel?

2. According to Maureen, what happened to Helen's father?

3. Who is Maureen Littleton?

4. What does Cullen agree to do once he receives the autopsy reports about Helen?

5. What has Melrose done with his title?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jury respond to Cullen when Cullen asks him how long he has known Helen?

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

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

4. What does Jury think of Mrs. Wasserman?

5. How does Vivian excuse the separation between her fiance and herself during the holiday season?

6. Who does Jury think Parmenger is in Part I?

7. Why does Jury say to Helen about his difficulties dating?

8. Who discovers Helen's body?

9. How does Cyril interact with Racer?

10. How does Lady Agatha react to Melrose's giving up of his title?

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