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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the girl who discovered the body?
(a) Molly.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Deliah.
(d) Gemma.

2. Where is Peter's house located?
(a) Uxbridge Road.
(b) Piccadilly Square.
(c) Cavendish Square.
(d) Regent Street.

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

4. What does Bunter do at Thipps' apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) Tidies up after the policemen.
(b) Takes photographs.
(c) Interviews the servants.
(d) Makes tea.

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

6. What does Peter note about the architect when he meets him in Chapter 1?
(a) He is dressed slovenly.
(b) He has a bruise on his face.
(c) He is shorter than the average man.
(d) His hair is black as night.

7. What is Mr. Levy said to be fastidious about?
(a) Reading the whole newspaper.
(b) Folding his worn clothes.
(c) Locking windows and doors.
(d) Lining up his shoes.

8. What is the occupation of the man Levy's wife's family wanted her to marry?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is a surgeon.
(c) He is a professor.
(d) He is a politician.

9. What does Mr. Thipps say he was unaware of when he testifies at the inquest?
(a) He was entitled to a lawyer.
(b) His mother would be present.
(c) He could be arrested for being rude to a policeman.
(d) His maid was stealing from him.

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

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

12. What was Levy's wife's surname prior to marriage?
(a) Davis.
(b) Ford.
(c) Carter.
(d) Bowen.

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

14. What does Peter say of the murderer in Chapter 2?
(a) The murderer has great imagination.
(b) The murderer has a lot of confidence.
(c) The murderer will be easy to find.
(d) The murderer has an evil soul.

15. Where does Mr. Reuben Levy reside?
(a) Goodge Street.
(b) Park Lane.
(c) Gray's Inn Road.
(d) Lombard Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Sugg to allow Peter access to Thipps' apartment?

2. How does Peter feel about the investigation he is starting in Chapter 2?

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

4. At what time did Thipps initially tell the police he came home?

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

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