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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Three: A Girl," what time did Clarissa Pye come home and find her husband murdered?
(a) About 9.
(b) Around 9:30.
(c) 8:30.
(d) 10.

2. In "Two, Joy," how long would Pund need to finish his book The Landscape of Criminal Investigation?
(a) A year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 18 months.

3. In "Four: A Boy," how many years does a journal span that Mary kept with comments about villagers?
(a) 2 1/2 years.
(b) 3 1/2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

4. In "Four: A Boy," what does Brent say was the name of Tom Blakiston's dog?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Mia.
(c) Kade.
(d) Bella.

5. At the end of "Six: Gold," who does Pund say killed Mary?
(a) Magnus.
(b) Frances.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Robert.

6. In "Six: Gold," how long was Matthew gone after being dismissed by Magnus, when he returned to the Manor?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 15 to 20 minutes.
(c) 20 to 25 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

7. In "One: Sorrow," how much younger was Clarissa than her brother Magnus?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 12 minutes.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 13 months.

8. In "Two: Joy," how much does Johnny Whitehead receive from a friend for selling some old silver?
(a) 75 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 60 pounds.

9. In "Five: Silver," how long has Johnny lived in Saxby-on-Avon?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

10. In "Two: Joy," what accent does Pund have?
(a) Swiss.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Dutch.

11. In "One: Sorrow," what was Mary Elizabeth Blakiston's occupation before she died?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Grocery clerk.
(d) Stenographer.

12. In "Three: A Girl," where does Reverend Osborne tell his wife that Pund solved a case where a teacher was murdered during a play?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Marlborough.
(c) Chippenham.
(d) Bristol.

13. In "Six: Gold," how long had Matthew Blakiston lived in Cardiff?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 11 years.

14. At the end of "One: Sorrow," what type of birds does Jeffrey see in a tree?
(a) Pheasants.
(b) Magpies.
(c) Kestrels.
(d) Petrels.

15. In "Five: Silver," how much does Chubb say that Arthur Reeve's medal collection was worth when it was stolen?
(a) 100 pounds or more.
(b) About 120 pounds.
(c) 175 pounds.
(d) 75 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Two: Joy," how old was Dr. Redwing's father when her mother died?

2. In "Four: A Boy," what does Pund say about the handwriting in Mary's journal?

3. In "Two: Joy," how long has James Fraser worked for Atticus?

4. In "One: Sorrow," how old was Robert when he left school?

5. In "One: Sorrow," how many pages is Reverend Robin Osborne's sermon for Mary Elizabeth Blakiston's funeral?

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