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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karl's landlady know about Karl just before his disappearance?
(a) That he was about to be married to a girl who is pregnant.
(b) That he had money when he left Peppitos.
(c) That his mother wrote him recently and asked him to come home.
(d) That he was unhappy in Italy.

2. What does Nina tell Mary as Mary is about to leave?
(a) Edgar just called.
(b) The police just called.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) Rowley is in the parlour.

3. Where is Karl sent?
(a) To sabotage the Germans in Vienna.
(b) A concentration camp.
(c) To fight in Poland.
(d) To find a place for the refugees in France.

4. How does Mary explain sleeping so late?
(a) That she wasn't feeling well.
(b) That she had been reading in bed until quite late.
(c) That it is so overcast, it seemed earlier than it is.
(d) That she took a sleeping pill after Nina had come to her room in the middle of the night.

5. What does Mary impulsively offer?
(a) To put an ad in the paper asking about Karl.
(b) To talk to the landlady.
(c) To pay Karl's back rent.
(d) To write Karl's mother and ask if he is there.

6. What changes Karl's life?
(a) Seeing his best friend murdered.
(b) Nothing yet.
(c) A spiritual teacher in France.
(d) His meeting with Mary.

7. What does the Princess say she learned from the restaurant manager?
(a) That the violinist became violent when fired.
(b) That the violinist is related to the cook at the restaurant.
(c) That the owner of the restaruant is returning part of the Princess' check.
(d) That the violinist is a refugee.

8. Why is there little blood to contend with?
(a) There is lots of blood everywhere.
(b) Karl shot himself in the perfect spot that causes little blood.
(c) It all leaked out on the bathroom floor which Mary mopped up while waiting for Rowley.
(d) Most of it has seeped inside of him.

9. Where is Mary supposed to be at one o'clock?
(a) To meet with her lawyer in Florence.
(b) The Princess' villa.
(c) Villa Bolognese.
(d) To have lunch with Rowley.

10. What else does Mary have to consider about Karl's death?
(a) That she has gotten Rowley involved.
(b) That she needs to notify Karl's mother.
(c) That she needs to notify Karl's sister.
(d) That the police would have absolutely no reason to suspect her if she keeps her head.

11. What makes it easier to hide Karl's death?
(a) He has no family or friends to miss him.
(b) He is a foreigner.
(c) He has no identification.
(d) He did not tell his landlady where he was going.

12. Why does Mary tell Rowley that she has sex with Karl?
(a) That he offered her a large sum of money.
(b) That Karl forced her.
(c) The truth.
(d) She denies they had sex.

13. What does Karl do when Mary pulls out her gun?
(a) He grabs the gun and shoots at her.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He tells her to shoot him.
(d) He turns and runs.

14. What does Karl join?
(a) A group of people who decide to leave the country.
(b) The resistance.
(c) The Hitler youth group.
(d) The Germany military.

15. Why does Mary call Rowley for help?
(a) She thinks he is smart.
(b) He's in the same motel as Edgar and she knows that number.q
(c) She is afraid of the police.
(d) She thinks he'd be discreet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rowley get to Mary's villa?

2. Why is Rowley driving fast?

3. What frightens Mary?

4. Why does Rowley ask for the gun?

5. What does Mary decide she must do as soon as possible?

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