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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sets up a system of patrols in Chapter 12?
(a) Hired detectives.
(b) Miss Martin, Harriet, Miss Lydgate, and Miss Edwards.
(c) Padgett, Harriet, and Peter.
(d) The policeman.

2. After leaving the science lab, what does Peter say to Harriet?
(a) He asks her to call in a private detective.
(b) He tells her that Miss de Vine is the culprit.
(c) He warns her that she is in danger.
(d) He tells her he is leaving for Rome.

3. Who first discovers that Miss Newland is missing?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Fellow students.
(c) Miss Martin.
(d) The police.

4. Who awakens Harriet Sunday night?
(a) Peter.
(b) Carrie and Annie.
(c) Miss Martin.
(d) Miss Hillyard.

5. How is the culprit supposed to have exited the science lab?
(a) Through the door.
(b) Through the basement.
(c) Through the vent.
(d) Through the window.

6. Where does Harriet gain consciousness after her attack?
(a) In the Infirmary.
(b) In her own bed.
(c) Outside.
(d) In Miss Martin's room.

7. What does Harriet find smashed in her room?
(a) Her piano.
(b) Her lamp.
(c) Miss Lydgate's manuscript.
(d) Her chess set.

8. What does Peter refuse to discuss with the Warden?
(a) History.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Science.
(d) Murder.

9. Whom does the Dean call an incredibly beautiful young man?
(a) Pomfret.
(b) Peter.
(c) Saint-George.
(d) Farringdon.

10. While at a friend's, Harriet receives a call from a woman claiming to be whom?
(a) The Dean's maid.
(b) Mrs. Padgett.
(c) The Warden's sister.
(d) The Warden's maid.

11. Who hears a grinding noise in Harriet's room the night of the smashing?
(a) Miss Hillyard.
(b) Miss Martin.
(c) Harriet.
(d) A student.

12. As Peter is leaving for York, what does Harriet ask him to deliver to her secretary?
(a) Chapters of her manuscript.
(b) A piece of evidence.
(c) A letter.
(d) A hat.

13. Who once told Harriet that not verifying a source can lead to kidnapping?
(a) Miss Martin.
(b) The police.
(c) Harriet's uncle.
(d) Peter.

14. How does Harriet react to Pomfret's proposal after he has left her?
(a) She grows angry at men.
(b) She doubts her decision.
(c) She cries.
(d) She laughs.

15. What does Peter discuss with Miss Hillyard?
(a) Harriet's newest book.
(b) His newest book.
(c) Her paper in the Historical Review.
(d) Her paper in the Scientific Review.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Harriet meet as she is entering Shrewsbury on the night of the prank call?

2. Who returns the slipper to Miss Hillyard?

3. What does Peter buy Harriet as protection?

4. Who served in the military with Peter?

5. Where does Peter take Harriet after he returns from York?

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