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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Freddy, with whom was Levy supposed to meet?
(a) Old Appleton.
(b) Old Carrington.
(c) Old Carleton.
(d) Old Anderson.

3. 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.

4. What does Peter's manservant ask him to purchase in Chapter 2?
(a) A camera lens.
(b) A tea pot.
(c) A new radio.
(d) A new set of tennis equipment.

5. Why does Crimplesham send a letter to Peter?
(a) To retrieve inside information about the investigation.
(b) To request Peter's investigative services.
(c) To seek the acquaintance of Peter's mother.
(d) It is in reply to an ad Peter put in the newspaper.

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

7. Why did Parker think the corpse in the architect's home might be Levy?
(a) A servant claimed it was Levy.
(b) Levy is suspected of disappearing in the nude.
(c) The corpse matched Levy's description exactly.
(d) Levy was knows to visit the architect.

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

9. Where is Parker's flat?
(a) McGregor Crescent.
(b) Great Ormond Street.
(c) Windsor Road.
(d) Balmoral Drive.

10. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the discovered corpse?
(a) Bad teeth.
(b) Calloused hands.
(c) Blonde hair.
(d) Signs of old flea bites.

11. Whom does Freke ask to speak to after the proceedings in Chapter 6?
(a) Sugg.
(b) Parker.
(c) Mr. Thipps.
(d) Peter.

12. What alibi does the architect have for the man's time of death?
(a) He was at the theatre with friends.
(b) He was at a dinner party.
(c) He was out of town.
(d) He was being treated at a hospital.

13. What does Peter say of the killer in Chapter 3?
(a) The killer has a sense of humor.
(b) The killer thinks of himself as a genius.
(c) The killer isn't very fastidious.
(d) The killer underestimates the police.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Peter starts to question Crimplesham in Chapter 5?

2. Who does Peter find had been a regular guest of Mr. Levy's?

3. What kind of person does the architect's mother say he has always been?

4. What makes Parker think the killer is cool under pressure?

5. What does Crimplesham say to his junior partner after Peter leaves in Chapter 5?

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