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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. What does Peter's manservant ask him to purchase in Chapter 2?
(a) A new radio.
(b) A camera lens.
(c) A tea pot.
(d) A new set of tennis equipment.

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

3. What was different about one set of fingerprints found at Levy's house?
(a) There was a scar on one thumb.
(b) The prints were much larger than Levy's.
(c) It was missing the pinky finger.
(d) It had a ring impression.

4. Where does the architect live?
(a) At Queen Caroline Mansions.
(b) At the Marlborough Buildings.
(c) At Tottenham Court.
(d) A Mecklenburgh Square.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter note about Milligan's head?

2. Who informed the police that Thipps actually came home just before midnight?

3. What is Peter's manservant named?

4. What is the name of Crimplesham's junior partner?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Thipps explain the bruise on his face in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does Parker say in Chapter 5 when Peter compares the prints at Levy's house to the ones at Thipps' apartment?

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

7. Why does Peter suggest that the killer is smart and cool under pressure?

8. 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?

9. Whom does Peter wish to avoid when he first goes to Thipps' apartment?

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

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