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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 86 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Mousetrap Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 86 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Christopher hides behind what object?
(a) Curtain
(b) Coat rack
(c) Sofa
(d) Piano

2. Who discovers that the phone is dead?
(a) Miss Casewell
(b) Mrs. Boyle
(c) Giles
(d) Major Metcalf

3. What term is used to describe Christopher?
(a) Deceptively clever
(b) Mentally unhinged
(c) Pathological liar
(d) Socially inept

4. What kind of hat does the murderer wear?
(a) Denim
(b) Beret
(c) Fedora
(d) Felt

5. Why does Mollie doubt the sergeant's rank?
(a) His clothes are too shabby
(b) He looks too young
(c) Giles saw him panhandling on the street
(d) Mollie knows all of the police except him

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of look does Mrs. Boyle give to Christopher?

3. How was the victim murdered?

4. Who is the third guest to arrive?

5. What business are Giles and Mollie trying to establish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nursery rhyme does Wren sing? What is Wren's opinion about nursery rhymes?

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 item did Giles go looking for at the dump? What hindered the search?

4. Why was Mollie chosen as the third victim? Was Mollie at fault? What was Mollie's role in the Corrigan case?

5. Why does Giles accuse Mollie of having an affair with Christopher Wren? How does Mollie react?

6. How was the third murder prevented? How did Trotter react to his ruined plans?

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

8. How does Mrs. Boyle react to the news that Monkswell Manor has just opened?

9. How does the repeated questioning of Detective Sergeant Trotter affect Mollie? How does it affect Giles?

10. What warning is issued to the radio listeners?

(see the answer keys)

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