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

2. Whom does Cullen arrive with at Beatrice's murder scene?
(a) Parmenger.
(b) Trimm.
(c) No one.
(d) Melrose.

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

4. What secret did Helen tell Miss Hargreaves-Brown first?
(a) That she was having an affair.
(b) That she was pregnant.
(c) That she used to sneak out of the school at night.
(d) That she was adopted.

5. How tall is Jury?
(a) Five-foot-three.
(b) Five-foot-seven.
(c) Six-foot-two.
(d) Six-foot-seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which three characters run into each other unexpectedly during a game of snooker at the Jerusalem Inn?

2. How do Tom and Melrose return to the mansion after sneaking out?

3. What is Spinney Abbey?

4. Who promises to come get Melrose, Vivian, Agatha, and Ruthven when they are stranded at the Jerusalem Inn during a storm?

5. Who wins the snooker tournament Tom plays after sneaking out with Melrose?

Short Essay Questions

1. What wry comment does Parmenger make to Jury about how he is dressed the night Beatrice is found?

2. What was Brown's assignment when she was placed at Bonaventure?

3. How is Lady St. Leger described when her character is introduced in Chapter 11?

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

5. What role does Jury want Melrose to play during his time at Spinney Abbey?

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

7. What does Parmenger later admit to doing at Seaingham's mansion during his visit there?

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

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

10. What is confusing to the guests about Beatrice's murder scene?

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