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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. How does Milligan reply when asked if he knew Mr.Levy?
(a) They were good friends at the university.
(b) Their wives were cousins.
(c) They have done their best to ruin each other.
(d) They wouldn't cross a room to speak to one another.

2. What health problem does Peter discuss with Freke?
(a) A recent breakdown.
(b) An upset stomach.
(c) A nervous tic.
(d) Chronic headaches.

3. In Chapter 10, what kind of book does Mr. Piggot enjoy?
(a) Romance stories.
(b) Detective stories.
(c) Fantasy stories.
(d) Adventure stories.

4. According to Sugg, how was the body brought into the bathroom?
(a) Through the apartment.
(b) Through the window using a pulley.
(c) Through bedroom window from the roof.
(d) Through the window using a ladder.

5. What does Peter feel guilty about in Chapter 7?
(a) His role in the investigations.
(b) Not inviting Parker to the luncheon.
(c) His mother's loneliness.
(d) Embarassing Mr. Milligan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Freke said to admire in Chapter 10?

2. Peter tells Parker to search for "any mention" of _______________.

3. What does the Dowager say one cannot expect a person to get over quickly in Chapter 9?

4. What did Freke put on immediately after he killed Levy?

5. Where does Bunter's informant say Freeke had gone with his guest on the night he disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Peter and Parker extract some valuable information from Piggot?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Peter decline to reveal who he believes the murderer is in Chapter 9?

7. What does Milligan say when asked whether he knew Mr.Levy in Chapter 7?

8. What instructions does Peter give Parker about a note before leaving with his mother for the country?

9. What does Peter doubt in Chapter 12?

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

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