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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. What was Edith's scam meant to achieve for her?
(a) Give her lots of money.
(b) Give her youth.
(c) Give her fame.
(d) Give her control.

2. Who does not have a spectacular send off after death?
(a) Coffey.
(b) Butler.
(c) Kaplan.
(d) Markowitz.

3. Who has amnesia and is in the hospital recovering from a near-death experience?
(a) Banning.
(b) Coffey.
(c) Butler.
(d) Mallory.

4. How old is Mallory?
(a) 45.
(b) 35.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

5. How does Mallory treat Butler in comparison to Edith?
(a) She is cold to him and compassionate to him.
(b) She treats them equally.
(c) She is considerate at first to Butler but then becomes cold and friendly only to Edith.
(d) She is compassionate to him and cold to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Mallory gathers up items to take on the trip, who follows her around the apartment begging for help?

2. Who tells Butler about the automatic writing and how Herbert was afraid of these messages?

3. What does Mallory consider is good enough to do by the end of the novel?

4. Who will be going on a long cruise according to Mallory?

5. Who shoots Gaynor while being protected by a vest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Butler told is the reason for his presence in the hospital?

2. When Butler realizes how powerful Edith is, what does he blame her for?

3. How is Mallory's relationship with Butler different from that of other men?

4. When Mallory goes to visit Redwing, what does she notice about Redwing's apartment?

5. When Mallory realizes she has been drugged, how does she get help?

6. How does Mallory get Redwing's contact information from Edith?

7. What does Mallory regret about Markowitz at the end of the novel?

8. How is Mallory cold when dealing with Edith before her trip?

9. When Butler goes to Edith's house, how does he determine changes that help him as clues to the investigation?

10. What is Redwing charged with when Mallory's associates round her up from her apartment?

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