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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. Why does Mary Meller agree to come to Vic's and Melinda's dinner party in Part III?
(a) For Horace's sake.
(b) For Trixie's sake.
(c) For Melinda's sake.
(d) For Vic's sake.

2. Who does Vic begin to understand is paying Carpenter's salary?
(a) Ed Henry.
(b) Phil Cowan.
(c) Horace.
(d) Vic.

3. What does Vic realize Melinda can always do with a hangover?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Go running.
(c) Eat.
(d) Drink again.

4. Who is Don Wilson's wife?
(a) Jane.
(b) Julia.
(c) Betty.
(d) June.

5. How does Melinda describe June Wilson?
(a) As a dreary little girl.
(b) As a brilliant woman.
(c) As a firebrand.
(d) As a phoenix.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brian Ryder get to Vic's town to work together?

2. What does Vic notice is strange about the bank statements after De Lisle's death?

3. In Part III, who is the new person Melinda introduces Vic to?

4. Who offers Vic calvados when he does a favor for her in Part III?

5. What instrument does Mr. Cameron play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does June Wilson tell Vic about her husband?

2. What does Brian Ryder do while a guest in Vic's home that upsets Vic?

3. What does Melinda tell Vic that Carpenter concluded about Vic?

4. What does Meller tell Vic that Melinda said at his party in Vic's absence?

5. Who does Vic realize is paying for the private investigator?

6. How do Vic's and Melinda's friends react to Melinda's behavior after De Lisle's death?

7. What does Horace tell Vic he suspects about Carpenter?

8. What does Melinda do in Part III in order to hurt Vic?

9. How do the other partygoers react to the death inquiry of De Lisle?

10. What does Cameron play that grates on Vic's nerves in Part IV?

(see the answer keys)

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