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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Thursday evening when the brownstone appears to be empty, where does Wolfe wait?
(a) Dining room.
(b) Front room.
(c) Office.
(d) Kitchen.

2. What time does Goodwin get up the Friday morning after Wolfe confiscates the FBI agents' credentials?
(a) 6:45 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 7:45 a.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

3. How many days and nights is Goodwin bothered before he decides to do something about the murder?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. To which bank does Goodwin take the FBI agents' credentials?
(a) Continental Bank and Trust.
(b) Bank of America.
(c) Lincoln Savings Bank.
(d) Bank of New York.

5. How old is Richard Wragg?
(a) 44.
(b) 39.
(c) 57.
(d) 51.

6. How many floors are in Sarah's apartment building?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

7. Where is the school located where Sarah Dacos said that she attended a lecture on November 20?
(a) Arbor Ave.
(b) Trainor Ave.
(c) 12th St.
(d) 13th St.

8. Where does Goodwin hide the gun he found in Sarah's apartment?
(a) In a hatbox.
(b) Behind some books on a bookshelf.
(c) In a suitcase.
(d) In the sofa.

9. What picture does Goodwin see on a dresser in Althaus's apartment?
(a) Sarah Dacos.
(b) Marian Hinckley.
(c) Althaus's brother.
(d) Mrs. and Mrs. Althaus.

10. When was the last time that Sarah had dinner with Althaus?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) The first of November.

11. When will the group Ten for Aristology have a dinner prepared by Fritz Brenner?
(a) January 18.
(b) January 21.
(c) January 9.
(d) January 14.

12. On what avenue does Goodwin catch a taxi on Friday morning?
(a) Park Ave.
(b) Amsterdam Ave.
(c) Tremont Ave.
(d) Lexington Ave.

13. In Chapter 11, what time does Goodwin finish his coffee on Wednesday morning?
(a) 10:05 a.m.
(b) 7:30 a.m.
(c) 8: 15 a.m.
(d) 9:20 a.m.

14. Who died at the last dinner for the Ten for Aristology?
(a) Vincent Pyle.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) Mason Brown.
(d) Wyatt Irving.

15. Who is going to stay with Mrs. Bruner while she watches the meeting with Wagg from the alcove?
(a) Cather.
(b) Durkin.
(c) Fritz.
(d) Panzer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of gun does Goodwin find in Sarah's apartment?

2. What time does Goodwin want Sarah Dacos to meet at Rusterman's?

3. How many evenings pass after the affair with Wragg and Cramer before Wolfe and Goodwin itemize the expenses for Mrs. Bruner's bill?

4. What page of the Saturday morning paper has an article called "Fingers Crossed"?

5. Who is the last person to ring the doorbell in the novel?

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