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

2. How many people come to the 9:00 p.m. meeting on Wednesday who are not invited?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

4. Who is sitting in the red leather chair on at the Thursday 9 p.m. meeting?
(a) Mrs. Althaus.
(b) Mr. Althaus.
(c) Marian Hinckley.
(d) Vincent Yarmack.

5. What was the name of Lewis Hewitt's group?
(a) Five for Aries.
(b) Six for Archeology.
(c) Ten for Aristology.
(d) Eight for Astronomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many copies of the book The FBI Nobody Knows did Mrs. Bruner send out?

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

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

4. When Wolfe and Goodwin have dinner with Cohen, what is the beef braised in?

5. About how long has Sarah Dacos been Mrs. Bruner's secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Wolfe, Cohen, and Goodwin talk about over dinner in Chapter 2?

2. Why does Wolfe decide that they will no longer try to evade any listening devices the FBI may have placed in the house?

3. Why doesn't Mrs. Bruner want to sign the letter authorizing Wolfe to work for her?

4. What did David Althaus do for a living?

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

6. What did Goodwin say when he called Mrs. Althaus to get her to the phone?

7. In Chapter 2, what is served for dinner?

8. What do Goodwin and Dr. Vollmer agree that Dr. Vollmer should use as an excuse for why he stopped by on Thursday morning?

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

10. Is Mrs. Althaus surprised to learn that it may have been the FBI who murdered her son?

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