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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. Why does Freda ask Brenda for some money?
(a) To buy some sodas.
(b) To buy cigarettes.
(c) To make a phone call.
(d) To get a cab.

2. What does Vittorio do after the safari tour is over?
(a) Treats the group to tea and biscuits.
(b) Rents a car.
(c) Calls the police.
(d) Calls his fiancee.

3. How many cars are available to take the group on the outing?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. What incident does Brenda recall as Freda torments her in the car?
(a) Her mother-in-law drowning kittens.
(b) Being picked on by older girls at school.
(c) Her brother holding her up by her feet.
(d) Being taunted by the neighborhood bully.

5. Who is missing at the picnic?
(a) Freda.
(b) Rossi.
(c) Vittorio.
(d) Patrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT consumed at Freda's funeral ceremony?

2. What makes Rossi more amenable to the idea of going to the wild safari park?

3. What does Rossi want Vittorio to do?

4. Where is Freda's body as the group tours the wild safari park?

5. Who refuses to take a ride on one of the Queen's horses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use foreshadowing in Freda's suggestion to visit the wild safari park?

2. What is the significance of the group's not telling Mr. Paganotti about Freda's death?

3. What information does Rossi give Brenda regarding Freda's manipulative behavior in the days prior to her death?

4. What important news does Vittorio give Freda when they find a few moments alone on the castle grounds?

5. What is the significance of the uniformed men and their horses?

6. What plans does Mr. Paganotti have that distresses the workers?

7. Who are the uniformed men in the park and what is their job?

8. How does Freda torment Brenda and what does the behavior remind Brenda of?

9. What is the nature of the argument between Rossi and Vittorio?

10. How does the group immediately respond to Freda's death?

(see the answer keys)

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