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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 evenings pass after the affair with Wragg and Cramer before Wolfe and Goodwin itemize the expenses for Mrs. Bruner's bill?

2. Who paid part of Frank Odell's lawyer fees when he was convicted in the real estate deal?

3. When will the group Ten for Aristology have a dinner prepared by Fritz Brenner?

4. If Wragg believed that an agent had killed Althaus, what were the odds agents would come to the brownstone when it seemed to be empty?

5. Who is going to stay with Mrs. Bruner while she watches the meeting with Wagg from the alcove?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Goodwin go out to look at the car at the beginning of Chapter 13?

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

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

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

5. What does Felix want to discuss with Wolfe on Friday night?

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

7. Why does Goodwin never join Wolfe if he is in the middle of a meal?

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

9. What information does Goodwin forget to ask Mrs. Bruner regarding their conversation about Sarah Dacos?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Althaus quotes Leviticus and Aristotle, who present conflicting views concerning revenge. Discuss the conflict Mrs. Althaus faces when she considers punishment for the person who murdered her son. Use examples from the novel.

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