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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Goodwin charge to type up his notes?
(a) $4 a page.
(b) $5 a page.
(c) $6 a page.
(d) $3 a page.

2. How heavy is Wolfe?
(a) 1/8 of a ton.
(b) 1/5 of a ton.
(c) 1/10 of 1 ton.
(d) 1/7 of a ton.

3. How old is Marian Hinckley?
(a) 24.
(b) 21.
(c) 22.
(d) 31.

4. What does Goodwin notice, at the beginning of Chapter 3, that Fritz will serve for breakfast?
(a) Toast.
(b) Eggs and ham.
(c) Croissants.
(d) Sour-milk buckwheat cakes.

5. Where is Goodwin to meet an unidentified man at 11:30 on Thursday morning?
(a) Park Avenue Hotel.
(b) Westside Hotel.
(c) Manhattan Hotel.
(d) Savory Hotel.

6. How large of a budget does Goodwin say that the FBI has?
(a) $500 million.
(b) $300 million.
(c) $400 million.
(d) $100 million.

7. What does David Althaus do?
(a) Makes clothes for women.
(b) Owns restaurants.
(c) Deals in real estate ventures.
(d) Lawyer.

8. How much money does Mrs. Bruner want to give Wolfe for a retainer at first?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $200,000.

9. What is Wolfe reading Wednesday evening?
(a) The Secret Life of Words.
(b) The Story of English.
(c) Origins of the Specious.
(d) The Treasure of Our Tongue.

10. What is the date when Mrs. Bruner comes to see Wolfe?
(a) March 12.
(b) February 15.
(c) December 18.
(d) January 5.

11. What type of car does Mrs. Bruner have?
(a) Rolls Royce.
(b) Bentley.
(c) Lincoln Continental.
(d) Mercedes Benz.

12. What color are the drapes that cover the windows in the apartment where Althaus lived?
(a) Tan.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Navy.

13. Who called Goodwin while he was having dinner with Wolfe and Goodwin?
(a) Mrs. Bruner.
(b) The newspaper office.
(c) A city employee.
(d) The chief of police.

14. What time does Goodwin go down to have breakfast on Wednesday morning?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

15. Who does Wolfe want Goodwin to find on Friday?
(a) An old friend of Morris Althaus.
(b) Morris Althaus's former publisher.
(c) The stage actress Morris Althaus used to see.
(d) Frank Odell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Inspector Cranmer bring Goodwin when they meet at a hotel Thursday morning?

2. How many cookbooks does Fritz have?

3. How old is Sarah Dacos?

4. What time does Goodwin go into the kitchen to find Wolfe for the meeting with Althaus's family and associates?

5. What article did Morris Althaus write that led to someone being jailed?

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