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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 is the occupation of the man Levy's wife's family wanted her to marry?
(a) He is a politician.
(b) He is a professor.
(c) He is a surgeon.
(d) He is a lawyer.

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

3. What cripples Mr. Crimplesham?
(a) His neck.
(b) His leg.
(c) His back.
(d) His arthritis.

4. What is the servant Gladys' surname?
(a) Hepburn.
(b) Hamilton.
(c) Horrocks.
(d) Herrington.

5. Where does Peter go to meet Crimplesham?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Salisbury.
(c) Bath.
(d) Exeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Peter, Parker, and Bunter discover the murderer wore during the murder?

2. What was the only thing worn by the body the architect found?

3. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the discovered corpse?

4. How does Julian Freke believe the murdered man was killed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Thomas Crimplesham write to Peter in Chapter 5? What was in the letter?

5. In Chapter 3, what statement given by Thipps to the police was later contradicted by a servant?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Peter voices a wish to be more involved with the investigation of the dead man in the bathtub?

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