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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Spicer appear when he meets with Pinkie in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Angry.
(b) Calm, but nauseaous.
(c) Tired.
(d) Shaken and nauseous.

2. Where is Spicer planning to go in Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Nottingham.
(c) Derby.
(d) York.

3. How does Pinkie complain about the loose banister on the stairs in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Loudly.
(b) First loudly, then quietly.
(c) First quietly, then loudly.
(d) Quietly.

4. How many people were at the church for Hale's funeral?
(a) It was almost full.
(b) It was nearly empty.
(c) It was full.
(d) It was halfway full.

5. What does Rose ask Pinkie about at the restaurant in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) If he had to go back to the police.
(b) If he received her message.
(c) If he knows why he was arrested.
(d) If he found out anything from the police.

6. How many days have the races been taking place when Part 4, Chapter 1 starts?
(a) It is the first day.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

7. What conclusion does Ida make after reading Hale's police file?
(a) That Hale was murdered.
(b) That there are two possible suspects in the murder.
(c) That there are three possible suspects in the murder.
(d) That someone drove Hale to commit suicide.

8. What is the woman at the pub doing when Hale arrives in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Telling jokes.
(b) Singing.
(c) Sitting by herself.
(d) Waiting tables.

9. Before escaping, what is injured during Pinkie's scuffle with Colleoni's men?
(a) His face and hand.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His face and his leg.
(d) His face, his hand, and his leg.

10. What does Ida recall about the previous night in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Very little.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A lot.
(d) Everything.

11. How does Pinkie respond to Colleoni's job offer at the Cosmopolitan?
(a) He declines and offers Colleoni a job instead.
(b) He declines.
(c) He agrees to think about it.
(d) He accepts.

12. How does Ida request to see the inspector in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) She softly demands.
(b) She asks what time the inspector will be there.
(c) She asks which office the inspector is in.
(d) She loudly demands.

13. How does Ida react to the amount of personal information in Hale's police file?
(a) She amused.
(b) She is sad.
(c) She is concerned.
(d) She is shocked.

14. In their conversation at the Cosmopolitan, how much interest does Pinkie tell Colleoni he has in automatic machines at the track?
(a) A lot.
(b) None.
(c) Very little.
(d) Some.

15. How does Spicer react to Rose's telephone call in Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) He is more panicked.
(b) He is upset.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is less panicked.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rose describe Ida's lifestyle to Pinkie?

2. Who is waiting for Pinkie at the boarding house in Part 2, Chapter 1?

3. How is the woman Hale sees at the pub described?

4. Who is Pinkie surprised to see at the end of Part 4, Chapter 1?

5. What causes Ida to want to go to the police in Part 3, Chapter 1?

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