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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on evidence, what work did the dead man do?
(a) He was a veterinarian.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a laborer.
(d) He was a painter.

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

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

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

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

6. What was the only thing worn by the body the architect found?
(a) A hat.
(b) A pair of glasses.
(c) A bow tie.
(d) A scarf.

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

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

9. What is Mr. Parker's profession?
(a) He is a mortician.
(b) He is a police inspector.
(c) He is a private investigator.
(d) He is a professor.

10. What does Sugg decline to answer questions about in Chapter 6?
(a) The fingerprints found at the crime scene.
(b) How the corpse was moved into the bathroom
(c) The eye glasses.
(d) Who discovered the body.

11. What is Crimplesham's first name?
(a) Lucas.
(b) Frederick.
(c) John.
(d) Thomas.

12. How did Mr. Thipps get the bruise on his face?
(a) He was hit by a rock.
(b) He fell.
(c) He walked into a door.
(d) He was punched.

13. What is the architect which the caller tells Peter about in Chapter 1 working on?
(a) A barn conversion.
(b) A riverside museum.
(c) A library restoration.
(d) A church roof.

14. What does Peter note about Milligan's head?
(a) It is sweating.
(b) It is too large for Levy's hat.
(c) It is bleeding.
(d) It is bruised just like Thipps'.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the architect live?

3. How do the investigators know the dead man had lost his employment?

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

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

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