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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. At what time is Freke said to have returned home on the night of Levy's disappearance?
(a) One o'clock in the morning.
(b) Six o'clock in the morning.
(c) Three o'clock in the morning.
(d) Five o'clock in the morning.

2. According to Levy's coworker, how long would the man have lived after the blow to his neck?
(a) Months.
(b) Minutes.
(c) Hours.
(d) Days.

3. Where does Peter instruct Parker to take the note he writes in Chapter 9?
(a) To the press.
(b) To Sugg.
(c) To Scotland Yard.
(d) To Thipps.

4. What does Peter stop Freke from doing at the last moment in Chapter 11?
(a) Giving him an injection.
(b) Taking his temperature.
(c) Giving him pills.
(d) Listening to his heart beat.

5. Where does Bunter's informant say Freeke had gone with his guest on the night he disappeared?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To the upstairs library.
(c) To a restaurant.
(d) To the sitting room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter instruct Parker to do in regard to medical students in Chapter 9?

2. What part of the cadaver's body did Freke work on?

3. Where did Freke make an appearance right after Levy's murder?

4. What was Parker told had happened to the victim from Thipps' bathtub in Chapter 9?

5. Why does Freke's letter end mid-sentence in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter do once he believes he has identified the killer in Chapter 8?

2. How does Peter suggest Freke committed the murder of Reuben Levy in Chapter 10?

3. What does Peter doubt in Chapter 12?

4. What health problem does Peter share with Freke in Chapter 11? What does Freke advise Peter to do?

5. Why does Peter want Parker to spend the night at his house in Chapter 10? Why does Parker end up doing so?

6. How does Peter initially deal with the lunch with Lady Swaffham in Chapter 7?

7. Why does Peter ask his mother to return with him to London in Chapter 9?

8. What does Parker tell Peter about Peruvian oil stock in Chapter 7?

9. Who does Sugg suspect of killing the body in the bathtub? What does Parker think of this theory?

10. What two accidents does Freke speak of in his confession letter?

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