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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 color are the drapes that cover the windows in the apartment where Althaus lived?

2. Who comes to the door of the brownstone on Thursday morning?

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

4. What time does Goodwin arrive back at the brownstone on Wednesday night?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Fritz's living quarters like?

4. How does Goodwin describe Cohen?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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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