3. What term is used to describe Christopher?
(a) Mentally unhinged
(b) Socially inept
(c) Pathological liar
(d) Deceptively clever

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

5. Who is the first character to appear?
(a) Mrs. Boyle
(b) Christopher
(c) Mollie
(d) Giles

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What business are Giles and Mollie trying to establish?

3. What song does Christopher sing?

4. Mollie laments that it is getting dark, even though it's what time?

5. What delays Trotter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Detective Sergeant Trotter believe that someone at the manor may be in danger?

2. Miss Caswell makes a joke about the reason the police want to visit the manor. What is it?

3. Who are the Corrigans and how do they related to the story?

4. 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?

5. It is revealed that Major Metcalf is also using an alias. Who is Metcalf really? Where is the real Major Metcalf? Is there a real Major Metcalf?

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

7. What prompts the conversation about socialism?

8. What does Mollie intends to serve for dinner? What is Giles' response to the menu?

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

10. What is Mrs. Lyon's real name? What was the note found with her body?

(see the answer keys)

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