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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. How is Mr. Parvicini's car damaged?
(a) Wrecked into a tree
(b) Vandalized by juvenile delinquents
(c) Smashed by a boulder
(d) Overturned in the snow

2. Where is Christopher left by himself?
(a) Kitchen
(b) Guest cottage
(c) Train station
(d) Great hall

3. What song does Christopher sing?
(a) Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
(b) Bye Bye Bird
(c) Four and Twenty Blackbirds
(d) Little Jack Horner

4. Which of the following is not done by Mollie when she enters the house?
(a) Turns off the radio
(b) Feeds the cat
(c) Takes off her hat and gloves
(d) Turns on the heat

5. In what section of the city did the crime take place?
(a) White Chapel
(b) Leicester
(c) Paddington
(d) Downtown

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the victim murdered?

2. How old are Giles and Mollie?

3. Christopher says that he always finds policemen to be:

4. What was the first name of the murdered woman?

5. What kind of hat does the murderer wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Detective Sergeant Trotter discouraged from going to Monkswell Manor?

2. Why does Giles accuse Mollie of having an affair with Christopher Wren? How does Mollie react?

3. What prompts the conversation about socialism?

4. Monkswell Manor is a guest house operated by Giles and Mollie Ralston. Explain the exterior of the building.

5. What complaints does Mrs. Boyle have about the house?

6. What is the real reason Miss Casewell returned to England, and more specifically, Monkswell Manor?

7. What warning does Mollie receive from Mr. Paravicini? How does Mollie react?

8. How does the author describe Christopher Wren?

9. What are the issues the Ralstons are having with the heating system?

10. What is the first issue brought up by Mrs. Boyle? How does Giles reply to the complaint?

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