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

2. Why does Peter refuse to reveal who he believes is the muderer in Chapter 9?
(a) He thinks the knowledge is dangerous.
(b) He is just being stubborn.
(c) He doesn't want Parker to know.
(d) If he is wrong he doesn't want to have slandered a person.

3. What is the book that Peter picks up to read in Chapter 8?
(a) A telephone directory.
(b) A crime novel.
(c) An anatomy book.
(d) Freke's latest book.

4. What does Freke tell Peter to do to improve his health in Chapter 11?
(a) Be more active.
(b) Get more sleep.
(c) Take it easy.
(d) Exercise in the morning.

5. What does Bunter remind Peter of in Chapter 7?
(a) Peter is to have lunch with Sugg.
(b) Peter is to have lunch with his mother.
(c) Peter is to have lunch with Lady Swaffham.
(d) Peter is to have lunch with Crimplesham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Peter decide to invite Milligan to his function in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 8, on which day does Peter leave with his mother?

3. According to Freke's letter, what would have happened to Peter if he had been injected by Freke?

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

5. In Chapter 10, what kind of book does Mr. Piggot enjoy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the important clues that Peter mentions after looking at Freke's latest book in Chapter 8?

2. What did Freke do with the two bodies at his house on the night of the murder?

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

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

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

6. What does Peter find that his mother has realized upon his arrival at the lunch in Chapter 7?

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

8. How does Freke's confession letter end in Chapter 13?

9. Whom does Peter plan to invite to his dinner party at the end of the novel?

10. What does Milligan say about how things would be different in the United States in Chapter 7?

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