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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 is Fritz making Wednesday evening?

2. How heavy is Wolfe?

3. How much does Goodwin believe that Mrs. Bruner's fur coat might have cost?

4. How many years ago was the group Ten for Aristology in existence?

5. What time did Mrs. Bruner arrive at Wolfe's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did David Althaus do for a living?

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

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

4. Why doesn't Goodwin have to worry about tails when he begins his investigation of the murder of Morris Althaus?

5. What does Goodwin tell Fritz that circumspect means?

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

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

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

9. What are Fritz's living quarters like?

10. How does Goodwin describe Cohen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the novel, compare and contrast the role of food in Wolfe's and Goodwin's lives.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the climax of the novel and how it solves the problems that are presented.

Essay Topic 3

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

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