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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Levy's wife's first name?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Christine.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Madeline.

3. Who is the first arrested in connection with the dead man's murder?
(a) Mrs. Levy.
(b) A doctor at the hospital.
(c) Mrs. Thipps.
(d) Alfred Thipps.

4. Where did the architect discover a body?
(a) In his bathtub.
(b) In his garden.
(c) In his cupboard.
(d) In his cellar.

5. Where did Mr. Thipps go with a friend the night before the body appeared in his bathtub?
(a) An opera.
(b) A race track.
(c) A club.
(d) A birthday party.

6. What does Crimplesham say to his junior partner after Peter leaves in Chapter 5?
(a) He would like a cup of tea.
(b) He suspects the police will be visiting soon.
(c) Someone had just been impersonating Lord Wimsey.
(d) Tales of Wimsey's charm have been exaggerated.

7. What happens when Peter starts to question Crimplesham in Chapter 5?
(a) Crimplesham is happy to help.
(b) Crimplesham becomes nervous.
(c) Crimplesham grows angry,
(d) Crimplesham gets scared.

8. How long does Dr. Grimbold believe the murdered man lived after his fatal injury?
(a) A few hours.
(b) He would have died instantly.
(c) Several minutes.
(d) Several days.

9. What is the name of the architect that the caller tells Peter about in Chapter 1?
(a) Alfred Tinder.
(b) Alfred Tubbs.
(c) Alfred Thorn.
(d) Alfred Thipps.

10. Who is Mrs. Munns?
(a) The Dowager's friend.
(b) Peter's neighbor.
(c) Bunter's trainee.
(d) Parker's housekeeper.

11. How old is Mr. Crimplesham?
(a) About sixty years old.
(b) About seventy years old.
(c) About eighty years old.
(d) About fifty years old.

12. What does Peter realize after meeting Crimplesham?
(a) Crimplesham is not as wealthy as he pretends to be.
(b) Crimplesham holds a grudge against Levy.
(c) Crimplesham could not be the murderer.
(d) Crimplesham doesn't need to wear glasses.

13. Why does Milligan agree to see Peter?
(a) Peter puts on an American accent.
(b) Peter threatens to have him arrested.
(c) Peter is a 'Lord'.
(d) Peter offers him dinner.

14. What do the investigators deduce from the evidence collected at Levy's home in Chapter 4?
(a) Someone had kidnapped Levy for ransom.
(b) An impostor posed as Levy and entered the house.
(c) Levy had struggled with someone by the fireplace.
(d) Levy had been pushed from a window.

15. When the doorbell rings, what sort of person is the only one Peter asks his manservant to let in?
(a) An interesting person.
(b) A female person.
(c) An abusive person.
(d) A person in uniform.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is NOT evidence Peter, Parker, and Bunter find at Levy's house in Chapter 4?

3. What does Peter note about Milligan's head?

4. How does Julian Freke believe the murdered man was killed?

5. Why was there an outcry when Levy's wife decided to marry him?

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