View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the avocado served with at the dinner that Wolfe and Goodwin have with Cohen?
(a) Chopped pecans and watercress.
(b) Chopped macadamia nuts and watercress.
(c) Black walnut kernels and watercress.
(d) Slivered almonds and watercress.

2. How many copies of The FBI Nobody Knows did Cohen buy himself?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

3. Where did Morris Althaus live?
(a) 28 80th St.
(b) 39 75th St.
(c) 51 48th St.
(d) 49 63rd St.

4. How much did Althaus weigh?
(a) 180.
(b) 175.
(c) 250.
(d) 200.

5. How many notebook pages does Goodwin fill from the information Cohen gives?
(a) 3 pages.
(b) 5 pages.
(c) 8 pages.
(d) 4 pages.

6. In Chapter 3, what time does Goodwin go to the kitchen before going to bed?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 11:30 p.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

7. How many blocks long is Arbor Street?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

8. How long is Al Goller to wait in his taxi for Goodwin when he drops him off at Evers Electronics?
(a) 30 min.
(b) 10 min.
(c) 20 min.
(d) 5 min.

9. How many pages of an unfinished novel were found in Althaus's apartment?
(a) 384.
(b) 158.
(c) 412.
(d) 295.

10. Where does David Althaus work?
(a) Off 18th Ave.
(b) Off 12th Ave.
(c) Off 5th Ave.
(d) Off 7th Ave.

11. How many copies of the book The FBI Nobody Knows sold before Mrs. Bruner bought copies?
(a) About 5,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) Around 50,000.
(d) Less than 20,000.

12. What article did Morris Althaus write that led to someone being jailed?
(a) Real Estate Swindles.
(b) Pitfalls in Real Estate.
(c) The Realty Racket.
(d) The Real Estate Racket.

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

14. What could Goodwin have had for supper when he came back to the brownstone on Wednesday night?
(a) Broiled lamb chops.
(b) Lemon-spiked seafood.
(c) Beef and snow peas.
(d) Curried duck.

15. How much of a discount did Mrs. Bruner get when she bought copies of The FBI Nobody Knows?
(a) 15%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 10%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours each morning does Wolfe spend tending his orchids?

2. How much money did Althaus earn from his writing yearly?

3. How old is the cognac that Wolfe, Cohen, and Godwin are drinking?

4. Where does Lewis Hewitt live?

5. How much money does Mrs. Bruner want to give Wolfe for a retainer at first?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 344 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample