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Full Circle
Wasps’ Nest Trifles
Taos Robbery
Perfect Murder
Full Circle 100
The narrator’s immediate reaction to Caroline’s car accident is one of
a. Wild panicb. Unemotional calmc. Efficient excitementd. Stunned bewilderment
C
Full Circle 200Mrs. Spurrier wants the narrator to investigate her
daughter’s death because she a. Thinks the police are involved in a cover-upb. Thinks the narrator knows something
importantc. Doesn’t trust the police to investigate
thoroughlyd. Blames the police for not protecting her
daughter C
Full Circle 300
Mrs. Spurrier’s reason for thinking that Caroline was killed by someone who knew her is that
a. Caroline had many enemiesb. Someone had been bothering Carolinec. The shot fired through the passenger-side
windowd. A random shooting would not have occurred on
a highway B
Full Circle 400
The main reason Lt. Dolan gives the narrator the witness list is because
a. He thinks she might help solve the caseb. He usually cooperates with her investigationsc. He doesn’t want to use the police time on the
cased. Caroline’s mother has pressured him to
cooperateA
Full Circle 500
The narrator cracks the case with information from a. Judy b. Terryc. Mrs. Spurierd. The photographer
D
Wasps’ Nest 100
Giving hints to an upcoming event is a literary device called ______________
FORESHADOWING
Wasps’ Nest 200
Why did Claude Langton purchase cyanide of potassium?
a. He wanted to kill Harrisonb. He planned to kill himselfc. Harrison asked him to buy itd. He planned to use it in his garden
C
Wasps’ Nest 300
From this story, what can you infer about washing soda? a. It looks like cyanide of potassiumb. Is has a distinctive flavorc. Poirot had to sign the poison book to buy itd. People use it to kill wasps
A
Wasps’ Nest 400
What was Harrison’s primary feeling toward Langton?
a. Friendshipb. Admirationc. Fear d. Jealousy
D
Wasps’ Nest 500
What did Harrison think would happen by nine o’clock, when Poirot returned?
a. The wasps would be deadb. Langton would be deadc. He himself would be deadd. Both he and Langton would be dead
C
Trifles100
At the farmhouse, the County Attorney is looking mainly for clues about
a. The murder weaponb. A motive for the crimec. Evidence of an intruderd. How the crime could have been committed
B
Trifles 200
Mrs. Hale suggests that the cheerless atmosphere in the Wrights’ home is due mainly to
a. Povertyb. Bad housekeepingc. Mr. Wright’s personalityd. Mrs. Wright’s personality
C
Trifles 300
The play suggests that Mrs. Hale restitches Mrs. Wright’s sewing on the quilt piece in order to
a. Show that she can do it betterb. Help Mrs. Wright get the quilt completedc. Protect Mrs. Wright from critical commentsd. Destroy evidence that Mrs. Wright was
emotionally upset D
Trifles 400
What do Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale come to believe is particularly meaningful about Mr. Wright’s death?
a. The method used to kill himb. The place where he was killedc. The time of day at which he was killedd. The coldness of the house after his death
A
Trifles 500
Why does Mrs. Peters try to hide the box the women have found?
a. It upsets herb. She wants to protect Mrs. Wrightc. She doesn’t want the men to laugh at herd. She is afraid it will give the men the wrong idea
B
Taos Robbery 100
Which of the following people is first to know that the bank is going to be robbed?
a. An elderly ladyb. A police officerc. A bank presidentd. A newspaper editor
A
Taos Robbery 200
The writer suggests that, during the search for suspects, some residents fail to help the police because the residents
a. Dislike the policeb. Have no community spiritc. Are afraid of the suspectsd. Do not take the situation very seriously
D
Taos Robbery 300
What did the Great Flood of 1935 lack that most floods have?
a. Water damageb. Huge amounts of waterc. A declaration of emergencyd. A need to evacuate residents
B
Taos Robbery 400
The writer’s main purpose in writing this selection was most probably to
a. Informb. Entertainc. Persuaded. Express an opinion
B
Taos Robbery 500
True or False- The bank robbers stole millions of dollars from the Taos Bank.
FALSE
Perfect Murder 100
How many years have passed since the narrator has seen Ralph?
a. 36b. 48c. 12d. 5
A
Perfect Murder 200
What is the worst offense the narrator endures? a. Indifferenceb. Beatingsc. Unfair traded. Name calling
A
Perfect Murder 300
What does Doug do before leaving Ralph’s home? a. He whispers “bang” six timesb. Shoots Doug six timesc. He confesses why he is thered. He sits and watches TV
A
Perfect Murder 500
The narrator trades the catcher’s mitt for ___?a. A Tarzan figureb. Twenty-five cents c. Two dollarsd. Five dollars
A
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