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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Chief Superintendent Racer?
(a) A reporter.
(b) Jury's boss.
(c) The mayor.
(d) A rival cop of Jury's.

2. Where does Jury spend a day with his cousin after he meets Helen?
(a) In Newcastle.
(b) In New Hampshire.
(c) In New Jersey.
(d) In New Binghamton.

3. What is Jury's first name?
(a) David.
(b) Richard.
(c) Mark.
(d) Sam.

4. Where does Jury walk Helen when he first meets her?
(a) To the nearest hospital.
(b) Home.
(c) To a church.
(d) To a pub.

5. What does Jury admit to Helen when the first meet?
(a) That he's a police officer.
(b) That he is still married.
(c) That he has been watching her for a few days.
(d) That he's wanted by the police.

6. Who is Maureen Littleton?
(a) Helen's sister.
(b) Helen's neighbor.
(c) Helen's housekeeper.
(d) A young woman Helen employed to help with finances.

7. What holiday season is approaching in the novel?
(a) Easter.
(b) Summer Solstice.
(c) The Christmas season.
(d) The Thanksgiving season.

8. During his first visit to the Jerusalem Inn, who does Jury learn Helen once talked to there?
(a) Chrissy.
(b) A scary man no one knew.
(c) Another woman.
(d) Robbie Lyte.

9. What kind of medical condition does Helen have?
(a) A blood condition.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A brain condition.
(d) A heart condition.

10. What does Maureen reveal to Jury about Helen's father?
(a) That he supposedly was Edward's younger brother.
(b) That he was a priest.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) That he was nobility.

11. According to Maureen, what happened to Helen's mother?
(a) She died in childbirth.
(b) She died of a "broken heart."
(c) She drowned.
(d) She killed herself.

12. What is Helen's last name?
(a) Minton.
(b) Mirren.
(c) Milton.
(d) Mifton.

13. Who is Mrs. Wasserman?
(a) Jury's elderly grandmother.
(b) Jury's elderly auntie.
(c) Jury's much-older sister.
(d) Jury's neighbor.

14. How does Ruthven refer to Melrose?
(a) "My lord."
(b) "Sir."
(c) "Master."
(d) "Your honor."

15. What does Cullen report about crime in Washington?
(a) That it has recently increased dramatically.
(b) That it happens all the time.
(c) That it never happens.
(d) That it only happens in the bad neighborhoods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jury say to Miss Hargreaves-Brown's accent?

2. What does Helen tell Jury she does for a living?

3. How is Vivian described physically?

4. What does Jury invite Helen to do shortly after they first meet?

5. What does Jury believe to be the source of Mrs. Wasserman's anxiety?

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