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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Four: A Boy," how old does Robert say that Tom was when he died?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

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

3. In "Five: Silver," where are the items that were stolen from Pye Hall found?
(a) Shed.
(b) Cave.
(c) Lake.
(d) Bushes.

4. In "One: Sorrow," how did Mary Elizabeth Blakiston die?
(a) Drowned.
(b) Slipped on a rug and cracked her head.
(c) Fell down stairs and broke her neck.
(d) Hit by a car.

5. In "Crouch End, London," how old is Andreas, Susan's boyfriend?
(a) 49.
(b) 36.
(c) 52.
(d) 38.

6. In "Two: Joy," what is Joy Sanderling's real name?
(a) Julie.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Josie.
(d) Janine.

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

8. In "Five: Silver," where does Dr. Redwing say that she last saw Matthew Blakiston?
(a) Tom's funeral.
(b) Dartmouth.
(c) London.
(d) Mary's funeral.

9. In "Six: Gold," what does Matthew say that he thought his occupation would be when he was a child?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Rocket engineer.
(c) Pilot.
(d) Electrician.

10. How old is Atticus Pund?
(a) 62.
(b) 59.
(c) 65.
(d) 43.

11. In "One: Sorrow," how many miles does the hearse carrying Mary Elizabeth Blakiston have to travel from Bath to Saxby-on-Avon?
(a) 13.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

12. How long did Atticus Pund spend in one of Hitler's concentration camps?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) About 2 years.
(d) 13 months.

13. In "Five: Silver," where does Dr. Redwing say that Matthew Blakiston is living?
(a) Cardiff.
(b) Swansea.
(c) Newport.
(d) Lavernock.

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

15. In "Five: Silver," when Pund speaks with the Redwings, when does he expect he will leave the village?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 36 hours.
(c) 2 nights.
(d) 3 nights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "One: Sorrow," what had Mary Elizabeth Blakiston been doing before she died?

3. In "Three: A Girl," how long is Pund's drive from London to Pye Hall?

4. In "Three: A Girl," where does Reverend Osborne tell Pund that he and his wife spent a week?

5. In "Two, Joy," when does Magnus Pye say that the manor house was burglarized?

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