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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 Melinda suffer from at the Cowans' party?
(a) Runny nose.
(b) Stomach cramps.
(c) Headache.
(d) Sore throat.

2. Who comes to the house after the alarm is raised about De Lisle's drowning?
(a) Dr. Franklin.
(b) Dr. Henderson.
(c) Dr. Drake.
(d) Dr. Sonos.

3. What does Horace tell Vic he is glad of in Part II about him and Melinda?
(a) Things seem to be better between Vic and Melinda.
(b) Melinda has asked Vic for a divorce.
(c) Vic has said he is leaving Melinda.
(d) Vic and Melinda are having another child.

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

5. What does Ralph ask for for breakfast after drinking too much?
(a) Fast toast.
(b) Juggled eggs.
(c) Curried porridge.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vic hear thinks his tale about Malcolm McRae was in poor taste?

2. Who is the painter Melinda has an affair with?

3. Who calls the Van Allen household early the morning that the newspaper reports on the police finding McRae's killer?

4. What does Vic end up getting for Ralph after Ralph wakes up from a night of drinking?

5. Who is the leatherworker who does all the work on Vic's covers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Vic's reputation in Little Wesley?

2. What is the difference between how Vic and Melinda treat their daughter Trixie?

3. What is the sleeping arrangement at Vic's and Melinda's house?

4. How does Vic try to stop Melinda's affair with De Lisle?

5. What does Vic tell Ralph about his own past?

6. How does Trixie generally react to Melinda's men she is having affairs with?

7. Who finds De Lisle's body and how does this person react?

8. How does Vic kill De Lisle?

9. What does Vic think of Melinda's piano playing?

10. Who does most of the housework in the Van Allen household, and why?

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