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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 Mrs. Munns?
(a) Peter's neighbor.
(b) Parker's housekeeper.
(c) The Dowager's friend.
(d) Bunter's trainee.

2. Why does Milligan agree to see Peter?
(a) Peter puts on an American accent.
(b) Peter offers him dinner.
(c) Peter threatens to have him arrested.
(d) Peter is a 'Lord'.

3. How does Peter feel about the investigation he is starting in Chapter 2?
(a) Excited.
(b) Disturbed.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Burdened.

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

5. What does Crimplesham say to his junior partner after Peter leaves in Chapter 5?
(a) He suspects the police will be visiting soon.
(b) He would like a cup of tea.
(c) Tales of Wimsey's charm have been exaggerated.
(d) Someone had just been impersonating Lord Wimsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Thipps say he was unaware of when he testifies at the inquest?

2. Where is Parker's flat?

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

4. Whom does Freke ask to speak to after the proceedings in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the disappearance case Parker is working on in Chapter 2, and some of the observations he has made.

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

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

4. How does Crimplesham react to Peter's questioning in Chapter 5?

5. On what grounds does Peter decide Crimplesham cannot be the murderer of the man in the bathtub?

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

7. In Chapter 4, based on the evidence found at Levy's home, what do Peter and Parker deduce happened the night before Levy's disappearance was discovered?

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

9. What does Peter tell Bunter before he leaves to investigate at Thipps' apartment?

10. At the inquest, what does the servant Gladys admit she did on the night before the body appeared in the Thipps' bathroom?

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