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

2. Who is Lady St. Leger in charge of?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Jury.
(c) Melrose.
(d) Some children whose names the reader never learns.

3. What kind of alcohol does Mrs. Krimp reluctantly provide for the guests at the Margate Hotel?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Port.
(d) Whiskey.

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

5. Who is Sir George Assington?
(a) Grace's secret lover.
(b) Grace's physician.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Grace's husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melrose think of Grace Seaingham?

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?

3. What does Beatrice do for a living?

4. What secret does Jury confess to Grace that he knows about her?

5. Why is Robbie Lyte returned to Bonaventure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Ruthven hear from other servants that he passes along to Melrose?

2. How does Jury respond to being yelled at when he lights the fire in the Margate Hotel?

3. How is the Margate Hotel described?

4. What does Vivian ask Jury as she is leaving from being questioned by him about Beatrice's death?

5. What information do Jury and Grace share about Grace possibly being poisoned?

6. What feature of Beatrice's leaves a particular impression on Melrose when he first meets her?

7. What does Parmenger say to Jury while being questioned about Beatrice's murder?

8. What information does Melrose offer Jury about Elizabeth St. Leger when they unexpectedly meet up in the Jerusalem Inn?

9. What does the group discuss over its first dinner at Spinney Abbey?

10. What does Melrose do with Beatrice's murder scene when he realizes that someone has been killed?

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