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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 often does Sarah say that she and Althaus might go out to dinner?

2. How many floors are in Sarah's apartment building?

3. On Thursday evening when the brownstone appears to be empty, where does Wolfe wait?

4. How many cartridges have been fired from the gun that Goodwin found in Sarah's apartment?

5. What is the temperature when Goodwin gets up for the day in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Goodwin spot his FBI tails?

2. What are two reasons why Goodwin thinks he has to do something about the murder?

3. What does Fritz say about the dinner at Hewitt's?

4. How do Goodwin, Wolfe and the others spend the evening after the FBI broke into the brownstone?

5. What do Goodwin and the others have for lunch on the Thursday before the dinner?

6. What discussion do Goodwin and Wolfe have all day and evening Monday and Tuesday?

7. How long might Wolfe be able to avoid taking another case if he gets enough money from Mrs. Bruner?

8. Where does Mrs. Bruner stand so she can see the interview with Agent Wagg?

9. Why are Wolfe and Goodwin arguing about the itemization of the expenses for Mrs. Bruner's bills?

10. Does Goodwin think Sarah lied when she talked about the men she saw on the night of Althaus's murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Wolfe's and Goodwin's relationship using examples from The Doorbell Rang.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the event that is the inciting force in the novel and how the author uses it to advance the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Goodwin feels obligated to help Cramer with the murder investigation. Use examples from the novel.

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