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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the New Library ceremony, the maid Annie tells Harriet that the vandalism began after who arrived?
(a) Miss Martin.
(b) Miss Barton.
(c) Miss de Vine.
(d) Miss Hillyard.

2. Who is knocked down and bruised while the lights are out?
(a) Miss Lydgate.
(b) Miss Barton.
(c) Harriet.
(d) The Dean.

3. After the power outage, what does the Warden publicly ask?
(a) For the police to become involved.
(b) For the guilty party to come forward.
(c) For students to use less power.
(d) For Harriet to no longer help.

4. How were the notes written?
(a) By hand.
(b) By typewriter.
(c) From book clippings.
(d) From newspaper clippings.

5. Who approaches Peter while he is reading a letter from Harriet?
(a) A Count.
(b) Peter's brother.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Saint-George.

6. What does Harriet read about Shrewsbury College in a newspaper?
(a) The college was being shut down.
(b) There had been a bonfire of gowns.
(c) Students had received hate mail.
(d) A manuscript had been mutilated.

7. Why is Pomfret at Shrewsbury College the morning after Harriet caught him climbing the wall?
(a) He is attending a lecture.
(b) He is meeting with Jukes.
(c) He is calling on Harriet.
(d) He is calling on Miss Cattermole.

8. Where does Harriet go after the term ends in April?
(a) London.
(b) Rome.
(c) Bath.
(d) Warsaw.

9. While investigating the light in the New Library, Harriet runs into a student doing what?
(a) Taking a walk.
(b) Getting milk.
(c) Finding a book.
(d) Getting coffee.

10. Where does Harriet stay at her second visit to Oxford?
(a) The dormitories.
(b) The Dean's house.
(c) The Guest Room.
(d) A hotel.

11. What is Miss Lydgate clutching as the lights go off across the Quad?
(a) A rolling pin.
(b) Her proofs.
(c) A student.
(d) Her torch.

12. Who walks with Harriet back to her room after having coffee?
(a) The Dean.
(b) Miss Wilson.
(c) The Warden.
(d) Miss de Vine.

13. Catherine Freemantle, a former classmate of Harriet's, married a farmer and now lives where?
(a) On the Welsh border.
(b) On the Scottish border.
(c) In Yorkshire.
(d) In Ireland.

14. Miss Pyke discovers that what is missing right before she has to lecture?
(a) Her book.
(b) Her spectacles.
(c) Her pen.
(d) Her gown.

15. What has Peter broken when he takes Harriet to dinner after her return from Oxford?
(a) Harriet's handbag.
(b) His ankle.
(c) His motorcar.
(d) Two ribs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Harriet find lying on the ground drunk in the middle of the night?

2. In which language is the note that Harriet found on the hanging figure?

3. When does Harriet notice a suspicious light on in the New Library?

4. Several of Harriet's classmates ask her about which Lord?

5. Of what had Harriet been accused by the police?

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