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

2. What does Peter realize he has forgotten and must return home for in Chapter 1?
(a) His pocket watch.
(b) His catalog.
(c) His hat.
(d) His wallet.

3. How long does Dr. Grimbold believe the murdered man lived after his fatal injury?
(a) He would have died instantly.
(b) Several days.
(c) Several minutes.
(d) A few hours.

4. Where does Crimplesham say he lost his glasses?
(a) In a taxi.
(b) At a resturant.
(c) On the train.
(d) At a park.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Arbuthnot want to marry?

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

5. What does Peter tell Milligan his mother is planning in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. On what grounds does Peter decide Crimplesham cannot be the murderer of the man in the 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. What is noted to have happened to the dead man in the bathtub after his death?

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

8. How is the body discovered to have been moved into the bathroom in Chapter 4?

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

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

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