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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 is said to be a common practice following a dissection?
(a) Taking a jog.
(b) Completing a pile of paperwork.
(c) Having a drink.
(d) Taking a bath.

2. How does Freke describe the opportunity to put the body in Thipps' bathroom via an open window?
(a) A daring gamble.
(b) A happy coincidence.
(c) A grave mistake.
(d) A blessing in disguise.

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

4. According to Anderson, how had Levy seemed on the night of his disappearance?
(a) Happy.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Irritated.

5. What information does Lady Levy provide in Chapter 12?
(a) Levy's shoe size.
(b) The location of a scar on Levy's body.
(c) The color of Levy's eyes.
(d) The presence of a birthmark on Levy's foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Freke to put glasses on the body in the bathtub?

2. What compels Peter to go to the luncheon in Chapter 7?

3. Why did Freke send home the man who normally handled bodies when the vagrant's body arrived?

4. What health problem does Peter discuss with Freke?

5. Where was the description of the victim from Thipps' tub recognized by someone in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Parker tell Peter in the telegram he sends in Chapter 9? What delights Peter at the end of the telegram?

7. What does Freke try to give Peter to help his condition in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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