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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rowley wish they had left the gun with Karl?
(a) To make it look more like a suicide.
(b) So Rowley wouldn't have to worry about it later.
(c) So it could not be traced to Mary.
(d) To eliminate the risk of police finding it later.

2. What does Karl do after laying Mary on the bed and kissing her repeatedly?
(a) Breaks the windows.
(b) Falls asleep.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Kills himself.

3. What does Rowley say about the gun?
(a) They will have to report it stolen.
(b) They will have to toss it in the Arno River.
(c) They will have to trust to luck.
(d) He will take care of the gun.

4. What is Rowley's first inclination when he sees Karl's body?
(a) To yell at Mary.
(b) To call the police.
(c) To leave.
(d) To dig a grave in the garden.

5. Where is Mary when she receives a telegram?
(a) Still at Villa Bolognese.
(b) Asleep.
(c) Having dinner with Rowley.
(d) In the garden at her villa.

6. What does Rowley insist that Mary do?
(a) Call Edgar.
(b) Go to the hotel with him.
(c) Take a sleeping pill.
(d) Call her lawyer.

7. How does Rowley get to Mary's villa?
(a) Walking.
(b) Train.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Cab.

8. Who comes to ask about the gunshot?
(a) No one.
(b) Ciro.
(c) The police.
(d) Nina.

9. Who awakens Mary the next day after Karl's death?
(a) Rowley.
(b) Edgar.
(c) She wakes on her own.
(d) Nina.

10. What does Mary realize about the gun?
(a) That Ciro would know that it had been fired.
(b) That it could be traced to her.
(c) That it may have her fingerprints on the grip.
(d) That it probably has Karl's fingerprints on the grip.

11. What do Mary and Rowley do when a car comes towards them?
(a) Hide in the bushes with Karl's body.
(b) Push Karl's body down the hill instead of carrying it.
(c) Pretend to be locked in a passionate embrace.
(d) Jump in the car and keep driving to find another place.

12. Who is Mary relieved to find at the social function at the Villa Bolognese?
(a) Rowley.
(b) Lord Seafair.
(c) Edgar.
(d) No one she knows.

13. What does Karl tell Mary and she says she does not feel the same way?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Karl says his time in bed with her was the best experience he has ever had.
(c) Karl tells Mary he loves her.
(d) Karl tells Mary he wants to gain revenge against the Germans.

14. What does Mary say that further angers Karl?
(a) She says the sex was terrible.
(b) She offers him money.
(c) She says she went to bed with him on a dare from a friend.
(d) She says she would never marry a penniless man.

15. What does Rowley reply to Mary's repeated thanks?
(a) She needs a male protector and it should be him.
(b) That it was not any trouble.
(c) He loves risky situations and would do something like that for any friend.
(d) She really did nothing wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country is Karl?

2. What does Mary recall Rowley telling her?

3. Who sends the telegram?

4. About what is Rowley concerned?

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

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