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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What favor is Vic doing for Mrs. Podnansky?
(a) Draining her pool.
(b) Fixing her cabinet.
(c) Cooking for her.
(d) Sharpening her lawnmower.

2. Who does Vic hear thinks his tale about Malcolm McRae was in poor taste?
(a) Horace Meller.
(b) Phil Cowan.
(c) Don Wilson.
(d) Henry Edwards.

3. What does De Lisle do for a living?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Pianst.
(c) Handyman.
(d) Lawyer.

4. Who is the first person Vic tells he killed someone?
(a) Mr. Nash.
(b) Henry.
(c) Horace.
(d) Jim.

5. What does Vic end up getting for Ralph after Ralph wakes up from a night of drinking?
(a) Coffee.
(b) A large steak.
(c) More alcohol.
(d) Tea.

6. What does Melinda drink at the Fourth of July party?
(a) Beer.
(b) Soda.
(c) Water.
(d) Scotch.

7. Who is alone in the pool with Vic towards the end of the night?
(a) Horace Meller.
(b) Evelyn Cowan.
(c) Charley De Lisle.
(d) Melinda.

8. What book does Vic read during one of Melinda's all-night sessions with a lover in Part I?
(a) Temptitudes.
(b) Murder on the Orient Express.
(c) The Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
(d) The Wren.

9. Who does Trixie tell Vic she liked of Melinda's past lovers?
(a) Henry.
(b) Jo-Jo.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Joel.

10. What does Vic know is the normal reaction to his wife's having affairs that he does not react with?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Indifference.

11. Who is the leatherworker who does all the work on Vic's covers?
(a) Jim Jefferey.
(b) Blair Peabody.
(c) Horace Meller.
(d) Henry Edwards.

12. What does Phil Cowan ask Vic in a fit of pique about Melinda's behavior after De Lisle's death?
(a) If Melinda was in love with De Lisle.
(b) If Melinda has ever been married before.
(c) If Melinda is depressed.
(d) If Melinda is going to divorce Vic.

13. What is one thing Melinda likes doing for others, in Vic's opinion?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Errands of mercy.
(d) Sewing.

14. What does Vic make that he is proud of in the house in Part II?
(a) A dining room table.
(b) A coffee table.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A rosewood cocktail table.

15. What does Horace do for a living?
(a) Baker.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Chemist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What capacity does De Lisle go to the Cowan's party in?

2. Who does Melinda accuse of killing De Lisle?

3. Who finds De Lisle's body?

4. What town does Vic live in?

5. Who is Vic's wife?

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