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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 did Julian Freke certify in the murder investigation?
(a) The man in the bathtub had died of natural causes.
(b) The medical students all had alibis for the night of the murder.
(c) The body in the bathtub had been there for fourteen hours.
(d) There were no bodies missing from the hospital morgue.

2. What was the only thing worn by the body the architect found?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A hat.
(c) A pair of glasses.
(d) A bow tie.

3. What did Levy's maid say was strangely undisturbed in his room?
(a) His towels.
(b) His toothbrush.
(c) His wardrobe.
(d) His bed pillows.

4. What does Bunter do at Thipps' apartment in Chapter 3?
(a) Interviews the servants.
(b) Tidies up after the policemen.
(c) Takes photographs.
(d) Makes tea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julian Freke speculate could have inspired an attack on the man in the bathtub?

2. What does Peter say of the murderer in Chapter 2?

3. Where is Parker's flat?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What does Peter's mother tell Peter about Reuben Levy's wife Christine?

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

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

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

9. What is noted to have happened to the dead man in the bathtub after his death?

10. What does Peter learn from his meeting with the Honorable Freddy Arbuthnot?

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