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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peter's mother realize in Chapter 7?
(a) Peter is stressed.
(b) Peter suspects Thipps of the murder.
(c) Peter has been talking to Milligan.
(d) Peter doesn't have any leads in his case.

2. Why does Peter ask his mother to return to London with him?
(a) She can testify at the inquiry.
(b) She can help break the bad news to Mrs. Levy.
(c) She won't be lonely without him.
(d) He can have company on the trip.

3. Who is waiting for Peter when he arrives home in Chapter 7?
(a) The Dowager.
(b) Parker.
(c) Bunter.
(d) Mrs. Thipps.

4. What is Peter unable to find in Chapter 8?
(a) The key to solving the mysteries.
(b) His file of notes about the case.
(c) A motive for Levy's murder.
(d) An explanation for the pince-nez glasses.

5. Where does Peter instruct Parker to take the note he writes in Chapter 9?
(a) To the press.
(b) To Thipps.
(c) To Sugg.
(d) To Scotland Yard.

6. In Chapter 7, what does Peter's mother learn Peter had invited Milligan to do?
(a) Testify at an inquest.
(b) Invest in the family business.
(c) Speak at a charity event.
(d) Participate in a golf tournament.

7. How does Freke describe the opportunity to put the body in Thipps' bathroom via an open window?
(a) A blessing in disguise.
(b) A happy coincidence.
(c) A grave mistake.
(d) A daring gamble.

8. What did Freke use to kill Levy?
(a) A rope.
(b) A poker.
(c) A gun.
(d) An ice pick.

9. Who had seen Levy on the night of his disappearance?
(a) Freke.
(b) Thipps.
(c) No one.
(d) Crimplesham.

10. What does Peter feel guilty about in Chapter 7?
(a) His mother's loneliness.
(b) His role in the investigations.
(c) Not inviting Parker to the luncheon.
(d) Embarassing Mr. Milligan.

11. What does Peter say is the murderer's motivation for killing Levy?
(a) Revenge for a family member.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Amusement.
(d) Money.

12. According to Parker, why is Sugg overlooking the fibers found on the roof?
(a) Sugg doesn't know about them.
(b) They don't fit in with his own theory.
(c) Sugg can't figure out the source of the fibers.
(d) They could have blown in the wind from anywhere.

13. What did Freke create to fool Levy in Chapter 13?
(a) A report.
(b) A telephone call.
(c) A newspaper article.
(d) A telegram.

14. In Chapter 10, what had Piggot been dissecting the previous Tuesday?
(a) An arm.
(b) A foot.
(c) A torso.
(d) A head.

15. What does the Dowager say in regard to her son's health in Chapter 9?
(a) He has been staying up too late.
(b) He looks pale.
(c) He has lost weight.
(d) He needs to get more fresh air.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Peter believe has become of Levy?

2. What does Piggot say was indicated by a joke someone told while dissecting a cadaver?

3. What kind of disorders do many of the people at Freke's office have?

4. According to Levy's coworker, how long would the man have lived after the blow to his neck?

5. What type of function does Peter plan following the conclusion of the murder case?

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