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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is on the telephone for Lord Wimsey when he returns home?
(a) His sister-in-law.
(b) His solicitor.
(c) His friend Parker.
(d) His mother.

2. What does Peter tell Milligan his mother is planning in Chapter 4?
(a) A community picnic.
(b) A charity event.
(c) A reunion of her old school chums.
(d) A surprise party.

3. What is Mr. Levy said to have oddly left behind at his house in Chapter 2?
(a) His hat.
(b) His briefcase.
(c) His glasses.
(d) His shoes.

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

5. 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 underestimates the police.
(d) The killer isn't very fastidious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cripples Mr. Crimplesham?

2. Why did Parker think the corpse in the architect's home might be Levy?

3. What does Peter note about the architect when he meets him in Chapter 1?

4. What did Levy's maid say was strangely undisturbed in his room?

5. What is Crimplesham's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon arriving home in Chapter 2, what does Peter find Bunter has accomplished, and what does he offer Bunter?

2. What does Peter's mother tell him on the telephone in Chapter 1?

3. Why did Parker take an interest when he heard a nude corpse has turned up in the Thipps' bathtub?

4. What motive does Peter think Milligan could have for harming Levy?

5. Where is Lord Peter Wimsey at the beginning of the novel, and why does he find he needs to return home?

6. How do Peter and Parker conclude that the body in the bathtub is not Reuben Levy?

7. What clues lead Parker and Peter to believe that the dead man in the bathtub had recently lost his employment?

8. At the inquest, what does Thipps explain he did on the night before the body appeared in his bathroom?

9. What does Bunter reveal in his photos in Chapter 4?

10. What is characteristic of a set of fingerprints found in Levy's house in Chapter 5?

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