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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. According to Levy's coworker, how long would the man have lived after the blow to his neck?
(a) Hours.
(b) Months.
(c) Days.
(d) Minutes.

2. Why does Freke thank Peter at the end of his letter in Chapter 13?
(a) For not turning him in to the police.
(b) For not underestimating him.
(c) For solving the case.
(d) For giving Levy a proper burial.

3. In Chapter 10, what kind of book does Mr. Piggot enjoy?
(a) Fantasy stories.
(b) Adventure stories.
(c) Detective stories.
(d) Romance stories.

4. Where had Freke found the glasses that he placed on the dead body in the bathtub?
(a) On a park bench.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) On the train.
(d) In a taxi.

5. What had Freke faked after being called onto the case of the vagrant?
(a) The strange rubber glove prints at the scene.
(b) The signs of recovery prior to the vagrant's death.
(c) The injury marks on the vagrant.
(d) The indicators of time of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter say is the murderer's motivation for killing Levy?

2. What does Freke have in his hand when Sugg catches him?

3. Where does Peter NOT suggest the note be distributed?

4. Why does Peter ask his mother to return to London with him?

5. What did Freke put on immediately after he killed Levy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peter initially deal with the lunch with Lady Swaffham in Chapter 7?

2. What did Freke do with the two bodies at his house on the night of the murder?

3. What does Peter talk to a mother and her little girl about at Freke's office in Chapter 11?

4. What does Peter find that his mother has realized upon his arrival at the lunch in Chapter 7?

5. Why does Peter decline to reveal who he believes the murderer is in Chapter 9?

6. What instructions does Peter give Parker about a note before leaving with his mother for the country?

7. What does Milligan say about how things would be different in the United States in Chapter 7?

8. What does Parker tell Peter about Peruvian oil stock in Chapter 7?

9. Who does Sugg suspect of killing the body in the bathtub? What does Parker think of this theory?

10. How do Peter and Parker extract some valuable information from Piggot?

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