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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III and IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Peter believe the police inspector suspects in the murder?
(a) The architect's serving girl.
(b) The architect's mother.
(c) Levy's business partner.
(d) Levy's wife.

2. In Chapter 2, how has Peter's manservant made out at the auction?
(a) He has failed to purchase anything for Peter.
(b) He has purchased what Peter wanted at a low price.
(c) He has overspent at the auction.
(d) He never made it to the auction due to traffic.

3. What does Peter realize he has forgotten and must return home for in Chapter 1?
(a) His pocket watch.
(b) His catalog.
(c) His hat.
(d) His wallet.

4. What kind of person does the architect's mother say he has always been?
(a) Imaginative.
(b) Dramatic.
(c) Sensitive.
(d) Intimidating.

5. According to Freddy, "Yankee blighter" John P. Milligan is representing_____________.
(a) The shipyards.
(b) The farmers.
(c) The railway.
(d) The power company.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the doorbell rings, what sort of person is the only one Peter asks his manservant to let in?

2. What kind of auction is Peter headed for at the beginning of the story?

3. What is the name of the architect that the caller tells Peter about in Chapter 1?

4. What does Peter say of the killer in Chapter 3?

5. Where does the police inspector emerge from as Peter leaves the architect's residence?

(see the answer key)

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