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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the nursery rhyme, what is the farmer's wife's weapon?
(a) Pitchfork
(b) Shotgun
(c) Serving fork
(d) Carving knife

2. What instrument does Trotter hear in the house?
(a) Piano
(b) Harpsichord
(c) Violin
(d) Kazoo

3. What is supposedly wrong with the oldest child?
(a) Agoraphobic
(b) Schizophrenic
(c) Self-destructive
(d) Bipolar

4. What was not on the breakfast menu?
(a) Scrambled eggs
(b) Porridge
(c) Coffee
(d) Marmalade

5. What animals are kept at Monkswell Manor?
(a) Hens
(b) Sheep
(c) Hamsters
(d) Cats

6. Who jokes about speaking of the devil?
(a) Christopher Wren
(b) Mr. Paravicini
(c) Miss Casewell
(d) Mrs. Boyle

7. What does Mollie promised to cook later in the day?
(a) Pie
(b) Cookies
(c) Cake
(d) Custard

8. It is briefly assumed that Miss Casewell practices what profession?
(a) Detective
(b) Writer
(c) Prostitute
(d) Housemaid

9. It is illegal for Mollie to turn away any:
(a) Police
(b) Hungry people
(c) Travelers
(d) Homeless people

10. What topic holds no interest for Miss Casewell?
(a) Architecture
(b) Literature
(c) Politics
(d) Debate

11. Which term is not used to describe Mollie?
(a) Efficient
(b) Amateurish
(c) Inexperienced
(d) Haphazard

12. What is Major Metcalf doing at the beginning of the scene?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Reading
(c) Writing
(d) Drinking tea

13. What is Mrs. Boyle doing at the beginning of the scene?
(a) Writing
(b) Knitting
(c) Drinking tea
(d) Complaining

14. How does Miss Casewell annoy Mrs. Boyle?
(a) Singing
(b) Talking too loud
(c) Slurping her tea
(d) Loud music

15. With whom does Mollie collide on the staircase?
(a) Mrs. Boyle
(b) Sergeant Trotter
(c) Giles
(d) Miss Casewell

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room are the pipes frozen?

2. What item does Paravicini drop?

3. Where was the hotel where Miss Casewell was staying?

4. What is another name for a scarf?

5. The other guests think Wren may have arrived from what other location?

(see the answer keys)

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