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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. Who helps Harriet get a letter to Peter?
(a) Peter's secretary.
(b) Saint-George.
(c) Peter's brother.
(d) Mr. Arbuthnot.

2. Where does Peter take Harriet after he returns from York?
(a) The English country side.
(b) London.
(c) Dinner.
(d) The Thames.

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

4. Who says that she is submitting her resignation and that she is not the cause of the problems at the college?
(a) Miss Goodwin.
(b) Miss de Vine.
(c) Miss Barton.
(d) Miss Hillyard.

5. How long does Peter sleep while Harriet watches boats on the river?
(a) Two hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Four hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter's assistant find on the floor in the science lab?

2. Whom does Peter ask to try to identify the culprit?

3. Why does Peter take Harriet to an isolated field?

4. When Harriet sees Peter in Oxford, what is he wearing?

5. Who accuses Harriet of behaving inappropriately with Peter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Harriet suspicious of Miss Hillyard at the end of Chapter 18?

2. How do Peter and Harriet spend their day together after he returns from York?

3. How is Harriet attacked?

4. What is Miss Edwards's opinion after Harriet tells her about the prank call?

5. What does Peter say about the mystery when Harriet shows him her notes at the river?

6. Describe Peter and Pomfret's first and second meetings.

7. What causes Peter and Harriet to disagree in Chapter 18?

8. How does Harriet respond to Pomfret's avowal of devotion?

9. What does Peter tell Harriet that he values about her, and why does this surprise her?

10. What causes the Warden to agree to seek professional help in solving the mystery?

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