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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Jury decide Beatrice is killed with?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A rope.
(c) A kitchen knife.
(d) Rat poison.

2. What time does Jury wake up Melrose the morning after Beatrice's murder?
(a) Shortly after 7.
(b) Shortly after 10.
(c) Shortly after 8.
(d) Shortly after 9.

3. What does Beatrice do for a living?
(a) Write romance.
(b) Write fiction.
(c) Write movies.
(d) Write poetry.

4. Who does Jury come to believe is Robbie's mother?
(a) Grace.
(b) Vivian.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Helen.

5. What does Jury do in the Margate Hotel that causes someone else to get upset?
(a) Get too drunk.
(b) Light a fire.
(c) Demand to be given free accommodations because he is a police officer.
(d) Make a lot of noise.

6. Who is most relieved to learn that Tom isn't a suspect in Beatrice's murder?
(a) Tom himself.
(b) St. Leger.
(c) Vivian.
(d) Melrose.

7. What is Spinney Abbey?
(a) The Seaingham mansion.
(b) Nothing; this is a trick question.
(c) The name of the town where Grace Seaingham is from.
(d) The name of the city where Charles Seaingham lives.

8. What is Miss Hargreaves-Brown's real name?
(a) Annie Brown.
(b) Amy Brown.
(c) Amanda Brown.
(d) Amalia Brown.

9. What problem with Grace does Jury want to solve?
(a) Who she is having an affair with.
(b) Who is sending her threatening messages.
(c) Who tried to kill her but killed Beatrice instead.
(d) Who is poisoning her.

10. Who was Helen very interested in when she came to talk to Miss Dunsany?
(a) Miss Dunsany's mother.
(b) Miss Dunsany herself.
(c) A former maid employed in the Dunsany household.
(d) A former teacher of Miss Dunsany.

11. What forces Danielle into service as a maid?
(a) She has an affair with her old boss, who fires her.
(b) She is in an accident.
(c) She knows too much about the royalty.
(d) Her husband ran off with the money she had saved.

12. Where do Jury and Wiggins meet up after Beatrice's murder?
(a) The New Binghamton train station.
(b) The Jerusalem Inn.
(c) The Newcastle train station.
(d) The London train station.

13. How do Tom and Melrose return to the mansion after sneaking out?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Walking.
(c) Snowshoeing.
(d) Hitchiking.

14. What meal do Grace and Jury share while discussing Beatrice's murder?
(a) None; this is a trick question.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Dinner.

15. What does William McQuade do for a living?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is a famous actor.
(c) He is a plumber.
(d) He is a painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Cullen that Charles was having an affair with Beatrice?

2. What secret did Helen tell Miss Hargreaves-Brown first?

3. Why is Robbie Lyte returned to Bonaventure?

4. Who is playing music when the guests arrive at Seaingham?

5. Where does Jury find Isobel Dunsany?

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