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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does David Althaus do?
2. How many copies of the book The FBI Nobody Knows sold before Mrs. Bruner bought copies?
3. How many people come to the 9:00 p.m. meeting on Wednesday who are not invited?
4. How long is Al Goller to wait in his taxi for Goodwin when he drops him off at Evers Electronics?
5. In Chapter 3, what time does Goodwin go to the kitchen before going to bed?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, what is served for dinner?
2. Why doesn't Goodwin have to worry about tails when he begins his investigation of the murder of Morris Althaus?
3. What did Goodwin say when he called Mrs. Althaus to get her to the phone?
4. How does Goodwin describe Cohen?
5. What does Goodwin tell Fritz that circumspect means?
6. Why does Wolfe decide that they will no longer try to evade any listening devices the FBI may have placed in the house?
7. What information was Goodwin able to learn about Mrs. Bruner before she came to see Wolfe in Chapter 1?
8. Why does Goodwin walk after the meeting with Cramer at the hotel?
9. What does Mrs. Bruner want Wolfe to do for her?
10. What reasons does Wolfe give for wanting to prove that the FBI murdered Morris Althaus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Usually Wolfe does not leave his home. Discuss the occasions when Wolfe leaves his home and what his motives are for doing so. Use examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the event that is the inciting force in the novel and how the author uses it to advance the plot.
Essay Topic 3
Using examples from the book, discuss how Goodwin judges people by the art work on their walls and how that influences his behavior.
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