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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brian ask Melinda to do privately with him in Part IV?
(a) Go for a row on a lake.
(b) Go dancing.
(c) Go to a reading.
(d) Go for a drink.

2. Who is the new man in Melinda's life in Part IV?
(a) Hank Wilkerson.
(b) Anthony Cameron.
(c) Ted Jones.
(d) Fred Dickerson.

3. Who finally admits that Carpenter is a detective to Vic?
(a) Don Wilson.
(b) Jane.
(c) Henry.
(d) Evelyn Cowan.

4. How does Vic lose all his weight?
(a) By eating only eggs.
(b) By cutting down on meat and cheese.
(c) By not drinking.
(d) By changing nothing but exercising more.

5. What happens with Carpenter and Melinda after Melinda's birthday party?
(a) Carpenter starts to eat more often at Vic's house.
(b) Carpenter starts to ask Vic to borrow more books.
(c) Carpenter starts to leave town more often.
(d) Carpenter starts having much more alone time with Melinda.

6. What does Melinda make for dinner when Brian is visiting?
(a) Spinach quiche.
(b) Suckling pig.
(c) Roast pork.
(d) Roast beef.

7. What does Vic ask Melinda for the first time in Part IV?
(a) If she would like a divorce.
(b) If she is going to start having affairs again.
(c) If she wants another baby.
(d) If she is going to wear her wedding ring again.

8. Who does Vic call to terminate the services of Carpenter?
(a) Hinterton Detective Agency.
(b) Robes and Barker, LLC.
(c) Henley Richardson.
(d) Confidential Detective Service.

9. Why is Vic in town when he sees the person or people he confronts about the true nature of Carpenter's work in Part IV?
(a) Out for a walk.
(b) Getting a new set of golf clubs.
(c) Getting a pair of Trixie's shoes repaired.
(d) Getting a new suit.

10. What do the Mellers give Melinda as a birthday present?
(a) A penny jar.
(b) A rotary broiler.
(c) A sweater.
(d) A necklace.

11. What is one present Vic gets for Melinda in Part III?
(a) A painting.
(b) A new watch.
(c) A set of golf clubs.
(d) A diamond ring.

12. Where do snails lay their eggs, according to Vic?
(a) On plants.
(b) On birds.
(c) In the trees.
(d) In the ground.

13. What does Melinda say she would like to do to Vic in Part IV?
(a) Live with him in peace.
(b) Pay him more.
(c) Ignore him forever.
(d) Destroy him.

14. When does Vic know that Dr. Franklin began not liking Melinda?
(a) After her foot surgery.
(b) After her appendicitis.
(c) After her fall down the stairs.
(d) After Trixie's birth.

15. In the end of Part IV, what does Melinda tell Vic she wants?
(a) A baby.
(b) A new car.
(c) A new house.
(d) A divorce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the coroner's inquest into De Lisle's death held?

2. What does Melinda get arrested for in Part IV?

3. Who does Trixie tell Vic is going around saying he killed De Lisle?

4. What do Vic and Melinda serve for dinner in Part III?

5. How does Melinda describe June Wilson?

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