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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Goodwin charge to type up his notes?

2. What time does Goodwin go down to have breakfast on Wednesday morning?

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

4. How many people come to the 9:00 p.m. meeting on Wednesday who are not invited?

5. What is the avocado served with at the dinner that Wolfe and Goodwin have with Cohen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Goodwin walk after the meeting with Cramer at the hotel?

4. What does Mrs. Bruner want Wolfe to do for her?

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

6. What does Sarah Dacos tell Goodwin about man she suspects is following her?

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

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

9. What does Goodwin tell Fritz that circumspect means?

10. What three alternatives does Wolfe say that he and Goodwin should consider regarding the murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the maneuvers that Goodwin and others use to detect and prevent surveillance by the FBI. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether Cramer was justified in thinking that an FBI agent shot Althaus. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Using either Wolfe's or Goodwin's arguments, argue whether to accept or not accept Mrs. Bruner's job.

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