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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. In what section of the city did the crime take place?
(a) White Chapel
(b) Leicester
(c) Downtown
(d) Paddington

2. Who is the unexpected guest?
(a) Mr. Paravicini
(b) Major Metcalf
(c) Colonel Mustard
(d) Christopher Wren

3. What was the victim's real last name?
(a) Stanton
(b) Stanley
(c) Stanning
(d) Stanislaus

4. Who cooks lunch for the group?
(a) Miss Casewell
(b) Mrs. Boyle
(c) Mollie
(d) Giles

5. How does Christopher react when the phone goes dead?
(a) Screams
(b) Does nothing
(c) Tries to fix it
(d) Laughs hysterically

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the sign for the house?

2. What clue was found at the crime scene?

3. On what street did the murder occur?

4. How old is Major Metcalf?

5. During what season does the story take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Christopher Wren tells Mollie that she is not at all what he had pictured. What had Christopher expected of Mollie?

2. Mollie and Giles have a lovers' quarrel in the kitchen, witnessed in part by Paravicini. What is the cause for the quarrel? How is it resolved?

3. What complaint does Giles have when a new shipment of coke is delivered?

4. What was the reason Mrs. Boyle was murdered? Was the killing justified? What could have been done to stop the crime?

5. What is Mrs. Lyon's alleged connection to Monkswell Manor?

6. Who are the Corrigans and how do they related to the story?

7. How does the author end the play? Are there any hidden meanings or metaphors in the ending the author chose?

8. Christopher Wren says the weather reminds him of a particular author and piece of literature. What are they?

9. Monkswell Manor is a guest house operated by Giles and Mollie Ralston. Explain the exterior of the building.

10. Why is Metcalf so eager to go down into the cellar? What does Metcalf find down there? What are Metcalf's theories regarding the name of the house?

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