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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How long do Wolfe, Goodwin, and Cohen spend over dinner?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) About 40 minutes.
(c) About an hour.
(d) 1 ½ hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What one word would Goodwin use to describe the thought of Wolfe accepting the job to tackle the FBI?

2. What time does Cohen have an appointment the evening that he has dinner with Wolfe and Goodwin?

3. Where did Morris Althaus live?

4. In Chapter 6, what time is it when Goodwin enters a phone booth at a drug store?

5. How many of the cases that Cohen gave Goodwin and Wolfe that the FBI might be working on were hopeless.

Short Essay Questions

1. What information was Goodwin able to learn about Mrs. Bruner before she came to see Wolfe in Chapter 1?

2. What does Mrs. Bruner look like when she came to see Wolfe?

3. To whom did Mrs. Bruner send copies of the book The FBI Nobody Knows?

4. How does Goodwin describe Cohen?

5. Who went to jail because of an article that Morris Althaus wrote and why?

6. Why does Goodwin take Wolfe down to the basement on Thursday after lunch?

7. Why does Inspector Cramer want to meet with Goodwin on Thursday morning?

8. What does Cohen say about getting a list of jobs that the FBI are working on in and around New York City?

9. What does Goodwin say would happen if they take on the FBI?

10. What message does Dr. Vollmer give to Goodwin on Thursday morning?

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