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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 the murderer's overcoat described?
(a) Tattered
(b) Dark
(c) Beige
(d) New

2. Giles asks Mollie for what kind of tool?
(a) Hammer
(b) Screwdriver
(c) Spade
(d) Drill

3. What is Detective Trotter's rank?
(a) 2nd Lieutenant
(b) Sergeant
(c) Lieutenant
(d) Captain

4. The police telephone from what region?
(a) Paddington
(b) Leicester
(c) Kensington
(d) Berkshire

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the sign for the house?

2. Where is Christopher left by himself?

3. What is the name of the old house?

4. What poem does Christopher recite?

5. What occurrence is reported on the radio?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Metcalf so eager to go down into the cellar? What does Metcalf find down there? What are Metcalf's theories regarding the name of the house?

2. How does the author describe Christopher Wren?

3. Why do Mollie and Giles make separate trips to London? Why is it important to keep it a secret?

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

5. How does the author describe Christopher Wren?

6. What are Mollie's comments regarding the quality of the guests at the manor?

7. How does Detective Sergeant Trotter manage to defeat the problems caused by the weather?

8. What is Mrs. Lyon's alleged connection to Monkswell Manor?

9. Why was Mollie chosen as the third victim? Was Mollie at fault? What was Mollie's role in the Corrigan case?

10. What are Wren's thoughts about policemen?

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