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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 does Mr. Piggot say people never remember?
(a) Old telephone numbers.
(b) Their friends' birthdays.
(c) What they were doing a week ago.
(d) Faces of people they've only met once.

2. What does Peter say is the murderer's motivation for killing Levy?
(a) Amusement.
(b) Money.
(c) Revenge for a family member.
(d) Humiliation.

3. What kind of disorders do many of the people at Freke's office have?
(a) Nervous disorders.
(b) Eating disorders.
(c) Mental disorders.
(d) Sleeping disorders.

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

5. What does Parker give Freke when he encounters him at night in Chapter 10?
(a) Directions.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A taxi
(d) A newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom had Levy been seen talking to in Battersea Park on the night of his disappearance?

2. What is the book that Peter picks up to read in Chapter 8?

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

4. In Chapter 9, what does Peter believe has become of Levy?

5. What does Peter fear will happen if Parker leaves the house in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Peter feel guilty about his role in the investigations in Chapter 7?

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

6. Why does Peter decide to go to the luncheon in Chapter 7?

7. What does the Dowager say when Parker arrives at Peter's house in Chapter 9?

8. What information does Bunter learn from Freke's manservant?

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

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

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