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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Thursday after the FBI men break in, what time does Wragg call?
(a) A little after 11.
(b) Around 10:30.
(c) At 11:30.
(d) Around midnight.

2. How often does Sarah say that she and Althaus might go out to dinner?
(a) About once a month.
(b) Maybe twice a month.
(c) Every 2 or 3 months.
(d) Maybe every other week.

3. What time does Goodwin tell Wragg to meet with Wolfe on Friday morning after the break in?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 11:30 a.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) Noon.

4. Who is the last person to ring the doorbell in the novel?
(a) J. Edgar Hoover.
(b) Cramer.
(c) Panzer.
(d) Wragg.

5. How many evenings pass after the affair with Wragg and Cramer before Wolfe and Goodwin itemize the expenses for Mrs. Bruner's bill?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

6. How much did Goodwin's evening clothing cost him?
(a) $500.
(b) $300.
(c) $200.
(d) $150.

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

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

9. 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.

10. How many Odells are in the phone books when Goodwin searches?
(a) About 200.
(b) About 175.
(c) More than 100.
(d) About 50.

11. How many hours of sleep does Goodwin get the night Wolfe confiscates the FBI agents' credentials?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

12. What time is dinner served at Rusterman's for Wolfe and Goodwin on Friday evening?
(a) 7:45 p.m.
(b) 7:15 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

13. If Wragg believed that an agent had killed Althaus, what were the odds agents would come to the brownstone when it seemed to be empty?
(a) 20 to 5.
(b) 10 to 1.
(c) 20 to 1.
(d) 50 to 1.

14. What type of car does Wolfe use to go to Lewis Hewitt's for lunch?
(a) Galaxie.
(b) Falcon.
(c) Camry.
(d) Heron.

15. What time does Goodwin tell Mrs. Bruner to be at the brownstone on Friday morning before Wagg arrives?
(a) 10:45 or earlier.
(b) At 10 a.m.
(c) At 9:30 a.m.
(d) Around 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Goodwin call to learn who wrote the poem on the back of a photo he found in Althaus's apartment?

2. How long has Richard Wragg worked for the FBI?

3. Where is the bank that Goodwin takes the FBI agents' credentials located?

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

5. What time does Wolfe arrive at Rusterman's on Friday evening?

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