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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smell does Parker wake up to in Chapter 5?
(a) Bacon and eggs.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Burned porridge.
(d) Freshly baked scones.

2. What did Julian Freke certify in the murder investigation?
(a) There were no bodies missing from the hospital morgue.
(b) The body in the bathtub had been there for fourteen hours.
(c) The medical students all had alibis for the night of the murder.
(d) The man in the bathtub had died of natural causes.

3. Which of the following is NOT evidence Peter, Parker, and Bunter find at Levy's house in Chapter 4?
(a) A hair unlike Levy's own.
(b) A footprint on the floor.
(c) An impression on the bed shorter than Levy.
(d) A tiny puddle of blood.

4. How does Julian Freke believe the murdered man was killed?
(a) By choking.
(b) By a stab wound.
(c) By a heavy blow to the neck.
(d) By strangulation.

5. How do the investigators know the dead man had lost his employment?
(a) He has bags under his eyes.
(b) He looks underfed.
(c) His fingernails are long.
(d) His calluses are softening.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Peter say prompted Thipps' arrest?

2. What alibi does the architect have for the man's time of death?

3. What does Peter tell Milligan his mother is planning in Chapter 4?

4. What was Levy's wife's surname prior to marriage?

5. What does Peter realize he has forgotten and must return home for in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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