View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mollie doubt the sergeant's rank?
(a) Mollie knows all of the police except him
(b) His clothes are too shabby
(c) He looks too young
(d) Giles saw him panhandling on the street

2. What mood of transportation does the sergeant used to get to the house?
(a) Truck
(b) Horse
(c) Skis
(d) Helicopter

3. What is Christopher's profession?
(a) Shoe salesman
(b) Train conductor
(c) Architect
(d) He is unemployed

4. What business are Giles and Mollie trying to establish?
(a) Chicken farm
(b) Orchard
(c) Airline charter
(d) Guest house

5. What is the last name of the superintendent of the police?
(a) Hogben
(b) Hathaway
(c) Hogpen
(d) Hogan

Short Answer Questions

1. In which room is Mrs. Boyle placed?

2. What song does Christopher sing?

3. Which of the following is not done by Mollie when she enters the house?

4. What term is used to describe Christopher?

5. What poem does Christopher recite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the names of the guests and their corresponding room assignments?

2. How does the group learn about the murder? Where did the murder take place?

3. How does the author describe Christopher Wren?

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

5. What are the only clues the police have in the case of the murder of Mrs. Maureen Lyon?

6. 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?

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

8. What is the purpose of reenacting the scene just before Mrs. Boyle was killed? Would it make more sense to reenact the crime? Explain.

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

10. Who is the unexpected guest? How does the guest arrive at the manor?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 719 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample