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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. How many hours each morning does Wolfe spend tending his orchids?

2. How many people does Mrs. Bruner say voted for Goldwater?

3. How many copies of The FBI Nobody Knows did Cohen buy himself?

4. What bank is Mrs. Bruner's check drawn on?

5. How many notebook pages does Goodwin fill from the information Cohen gives?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Goodwin see when he escorts Mrs. Bruner to her car?

3. How does Goodwin describe Cohen?

4. What does Fritz want Goodwin to tell him at breakfast on Wednesday morning?

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

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

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

8. What does Goodwin tell Fritz that circumspect means?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Wolfe's relationship with Ruckerman's and why he can use the restaurant as a second office. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conflicts that Goodwin and Wolfe have about Mrs. Bruner's case. Use examples from The Doorbell Rang.

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