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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why had Rosie come to Junktown?
(a) To buy a gift for her husband.
(b) To look for a horse brace.
(c) To find out who bought the chandelier.
(d) To spy on Qwilleran.

2. What does Qwilleran learn about the Chandelier in Andy's shop?
(a) It was a fake with glass instead of crystal.
(b) The Rikers were the couple who came to buy it.
(c) It had faulty wiring.
(d) It has been exchanged for another chandelier.

3. How is the weather during the Junktown Block Party?
(a) Harsh and cold with morning snow.
(b) Bad at first but turning sunny.
(c) Windy and foggy in the morning.
(d) Sunny in the morning but raining later.

4. What device does Mary bring Qwilleran to help his injured knee?
(a) A heat lamp.
(b) A leg brace.
(c) Some elastic bandages.
(d) Some thick ointment.

5. While Qwilleran is in Iris's shop, who surprises him with a visit?
(a) Riker's wife, Rosie.
(b) Koko and Yum Yum.
(c) Another reporter from the Fluxion.
(d) Mary Duxbury's father.

6. From where does Qwilleran believe KoKo has been finding things he leaves for Qwilleran?
(a) Under the tub.
(b) In C. C.'s shop.
(c) On the stairs.
(d) From out on the roof.

7. In a conversation with Mary, what does Qwilleran avoid doing?
(a) Telling her he will not write about the murder.
(b) Warning her that she will be hurt by what he writes.
(c) Letting her know he suspects she is a murderer.
(d) Asking her to care for the cats for a few days.

8. What is Qwilleran's impression of Hollis Prantz?
(a) That he is a fraud.
(b) That he is afraid of someone.
(c) That he is hiding something.
(d) That he is stupid.

9. Who do Qwilleran and Iris suspect killed C. C.?
(a) C. C.'s ex partner.
(b) Another antique dealer.
(c) A woman he was having an affair with.
(d) The police.

10. What interrupts the meeting?
(a) Loud radio music from Cobbs's shop.
(b) A police visit to the group.
(c) A scream coming from Iris's apartment.
(d) A cave-in on the roof.

11. Who is Cluthra, the woman C. C. was having an affair with?
(a) A woman reporter.
(b) Miss Duckworth's aunt.
(c) Iris's sister.
(d) One of the Three Weird Sisters.

12. How does Qwilleran first try to discover who the drug dealer is?
(a) By trying to buy drugs himself.
(b) By checking with the police.
(c) By sending a fluxion copyboy undercover.
(d) By letting Koko sniff around the various shops.

13. Why does Qwilleran take a cat to Russell Patch's apartment?
(a) To let the cat get some exercise.
(b) To keep himself company.
(c) To see if the cat can find something.
(d) To see if Russell is allergic to cats.

14. Back home, what does Iris say about the radio Hollis Prantz was looking for?
(a) Fhe wasn't saving any radio for him.
(b) She never stocked radios.
(c) The radio is in her apartment.
(d) C. C. had sold the radio.

15. What is Qwilleran first told Russell's roommate does for a living?
(a) That he is a chef.
(b) That he is a hairdresser.
(c) That he is a secretary.
(d) That he is a manicurist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Russell Patch's roommate?

2. Which character in the novel has "an expensive sound system"?

3. Who helps Qwilleran hand the Mackintosh coat of arms over his mantle?

4. When Ben buys drinks for everyone, what does Qwilleran observe about Ben's money?

5. Who was the only one who had read Andy's novel?

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