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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sophie do when the telephone rings after something is thrown through the window?
(a) She does not answer it.
(b) She cuts the cord.
(c) She faints.
(d) She answers it.

2. What annoys Otto about his neighborhood?
(a) The fact that he does not fit in there.
(b) The old nature of the houses.
(c) The eyesore house.
(d) The children.

3. Why did Sophie eventually tell her husband about the bite wound?
(a) She feels bad hiding it.
(b) She worries about it.
(c) He sees it.
(d) It gets painful.

4. What is Charlie's occupation?
(a) Judge.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Bailiff.
(d) Detective.

5. What did one of Sophie's friends once try to do to Otto?
(a) Rob him.
(b) Accuse him.
(c) Seduce him.
(d) Manipulate him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of case will Otto not take on himself?

2. Why do the Bentwoods go to the Holsteins' house at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Charlie offer to do when he sees Sophie's cat bite?

4. What was Sophie doing when the cat bit her?

5. What is Sophie distracted about while she and her husband head to the Holsteins' house?

(see the answer key)

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