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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 Parker think there is no evidence to support in Chapter 7?
(a) The man was in the apartment before being murdered.
(b) Gladys knew the dead man.
(c) A vehicle transported the man to the apartment building.
(d) The man was moved into the apartment on a wagon.

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

3. Where did Freke make an appearance right after Levy's murder?
(a) The workhouse.
(b) The Thipps' apartment.
(c) A medical supply shop.
(d) Levy's house.

4. Why does Peter decide to invite Milligan to his function in Chapter 13?
(a) Milligan invited Peter to an event.
(b) Milligan wants to meet Parker.
(c) Milligan turned out not to be the murderer.
(d) Peter's mother asks him to.

5. 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) Three o'clock in the morning.
(c) Six o'clock in the morning.
(d) Five o'clock in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Freke thank Peter at the end of his letter in Chapter 13?

3. What does Peter stay up late doing in Chapter 8?

4. To whom does Freke address his confession note?

5. What does Freke have in his hand when Sugg catches him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Peter, Parker, the Dowager, and others do at the cemetery in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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