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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Two: Joy," how long has James Fraser worked for Atticus?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) A few months.

3. In "Three: A Girl," what does Henrietta serve her husband to eat?
(a) Quiche and bean salad.
(b) Meat pie and salad.
(c) Ham sandwiches and soup.
(d) Vegetable soup and homemade bread.

4. In "Three: A Girl," what has Francis Pye been drinking when the police and Pund come to speak with her?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Martini.
(d) White wine.

5. In "Two: Joy," where did Frances Pye and Jack Dartford meet?
(a) Italy.
(b) South of France.
(c) London.
(d) Bath.

6. In "One: Sorrow," what was a stranger wearing when Jeffrey saw him leave the funeral?
(a) Dark coat and black hat.
(b) Black coat.
(c) Gray suit.
(d) Dark suit.

7. How old are some of the trees in Dingle Dell?
(a) 150 years.
(b) 200 or 300 years.
(c) 100 to 200 years.
(d) 250 years.

8. In "One: Sorrow," how old is Sir Magnus Pye?
(a) 48.
(b) 53.
(c) 51.
(d) 49.

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

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

11. In "Three: A Girl," who is shocked by Joy Sanderling's note?
(a) James Fraser.
(b) Joy's parents.
(c) Pund.
(d) The vicar.

12. In "One: Sorrow," how old is Robert, Mary Blakiston's son?
(a) 34.
(b) 26.
(c) 31.
(d) 28.

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

14. In "Two: Joy," how old was Frances Pye when Arthur Redwing was commissioned to paint her portrait?
(a) 60.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 45.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Two, Joy," how man varieties of roses does Brent have to deadhead?

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

3. In "Five: Silver," how old is Diana Weaver?

4. In "Three: A Girl," what time does Francis Pye say that she left London?

5. In "Five: Silver," where does Dr. Redwing say that Matthew Blakiston is living?

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