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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story won Smithback great accolades?
(a) The Mbwun story.
(b) The Mkwan story.
(c) The Mrable story.
(d) The Muskrat story.

2. What does Billy Trumbull do to escape his pursuers?
(a) Commits suicide.
(b) Shoots them.
(c) Hides beneath the train.
(d) Outruns them.

3. To what type of philosophy is the following phrase attributed? "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
(a) Holmesian.
(b) Platonian.
(c) Jungian.
(d) Freudian.

4. Why does Waxie call D'Agosta and Hayward to his office in Chapter 30?
(a) He needs help in his sting operation.
(b) He decided to turn the investigation over.
(c) He believes he captured the killer.
(d) He wants to tell them that he is calling off the investigation.

5. What color is the powder that the mystery man in Chapter 8 mixes with water?
(a) Vermilion.
(b) Light jade.
(c) Sulfur yellow.
(d) Cyan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for the crime reporter for the Times?

2. What is the average number of murders a day in the past year in New York as mentioned in Chapter 14?

3. What does the survivor of the subway massacre say about the attackers' features?

4. What do the police believe caused the marks found on Pamela's skeleton?

5. Why does Margo say she likes Smithback's second article on Pamela Wisher?

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