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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. What piece of furniture seems to be the most used on the set?
(a) Fireplace
(b) Armchair
(c) Refectory table
(d) Sofa

2. Who makes rude comments about Christopher?
(a) Giles
(b) Miss Casewell
(c) Mollie
(d) Colonel Mustard

3. Christopher seems to be fixated with:
(a) Nursery rhymes
(b) Socks
(c) Big band music
(d) Mrs. Boyle

4. What is Detective Trotter's rank?
(a) Sergeant
(b) Lieutenant
(c) 2nd Lieutenant
(d) Captain

5. What is the surname of Mollie and Giles?
(a) Roland
(b) Ralston
(c) Robertson
(d) Rembers

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of the murdered woman?

2. Giles is afraid that they will run out of what item?

3. What delays Trotter?

4. Who discovers that the phone is dead?

5. Who is the first character to appear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first issue brought up by Mrs. Boyle? How does Giles reply to the complaint?

2. Why do Mollie and Giles make separate trips to London? Why is it important to keep it a secret?

3. What do the Ralstons and other guests find unusual about Miss Casewell?

4. Why does Mrs. Boyle choose to stay in guest houses and hotels?

5. Why does Detective Sergeant Trotter believe that someone at the manor may be in danger?

6. What is the content of the conversation between Mrs. Boyle and Major Metcalf?

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

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

9. How does the group learn about the murder? Where did the murder take place?

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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