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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. When was the last time that the Ten for Aristology group met for a dinner?
(a) March 12, 1961.
(b) May 12, 1959.
(c) January 15, 1960.
(d) April 1, 1958.

2. What time does Goodwin go to Althaus's apartment Saturday morning?
(a) 11.35 a.m.
(b) 10:00 a.m.
(c) 10:35 a.m.
(d) 9:35 a.m.

3. Who is the last person to ring the doorbell in the novel?
(a) J. Edgar Hoover.
(b) Cramer.
(c) Wragg.
(d) Panzer.

4. Where is the school located where Sarah Dacos said that she attended a lecture on November 20?
(a) 13th St.
(b) Arbor Ave.
(c) Trainor Ave.
(d) 12th St.

5. How many hours of sleep does Goodwin get the night Wolfe confiscates the FBI agents' credentials?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, where does Goodwin go after leaving Cramer's office?

2. How many actors does Hewitt hire?

3. What time does Goodwin meet Mrs. Bruner for lunch on Friday?

4. What time does Goodwin ride the subway on Friday?

5. What time does Goodwin get back to the brownstone Saturday afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Bruner stand so she can see the interview with Agent Wagg?

2. Why are Wolfe and Goodwin arguing about the itemization of the expenses for Mrs. Bruner's bills?

3. Why doesn't Wolfe want Goodwin asking questions about Sarah Dacos's whereabouts on the night of November 20?

4. Describe Frank Odell.

5. Why does Wolfe tell Mrs. Bruner to send Sarah Dacos home?

6. Why does Goodwin say that Inspector Cramer's office is not really shabby, but it is not for show?

7. What does Sarah tell Wolfe that she did when she got home the evening of November 20?

8. What does Sarah Dacos tell Mrs. Bruner about the night that Morris Althaus died?

9. Why does Goodwin go out to look at the car at the beginning of Chapter 13?

10. What are two reasons why Goodwin thinks he has to do something about the murder?

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