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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: A Call to Murder, Chapter 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Howarth have a conference with Dr. Lorrimer?
(a) Training Angela Foley to keep the lab reports up to date.
(b) Cliff Bradley's evaluation.
(c) Training Brenda Pridmore to create stains.
(d) The sloppy lab procedures.

2. What is Susan Bradley doing when she is introduced to the readers?
(a) She is asleep.
(b) She is waking up to breast-feed her new baby.
(c) She is in the shower.
(d) She is cooking breakfast.

3. What does Howarth think to himself about Lorrimer as they are wrapping up the crime scene?
(a) How much he admires Dr. Lorrimer's work.
(b) How he hates Dr. Lorrimer.
(c) How he wishes Dr. Lorrimer would resign.
(d) How much he admires Dr. Lorrimer's affability.

4. What does Howarth wish?
(a) That he and his wife had been able to leave that day on their vacation.
(b) That he had not said he would be at the murder scene.
(c) That his daughter is safe in London.
(d) That he had not given up his former job.

5. What do the men discuss at the murder scene?
(a) Why anyone would choose such as beautiful day to commit murder.
(b) What the murderer might be doing right now.
(c) How many teams have been eliminated in the Wimbleton doubles tournament.
(d) Why a newly-formed football team was suddenly sold.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what is Cliff Bradley deeply intimidated?

2. In what does Dr. Lorrimer get Brenda interested?

3. Who is a cousin to Dr. Lorrimer?

4. Who is Inspector Blakelock?

5. Who interrupts the meeting between Howarth and Dr. Lorrimer?

(see the answer key)

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