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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. When the FBI men broke into the brownstone on Thursday night, how many seconds did they listen before walking down the hall?

2. Where does Goodwin say he spent his boyhood?

3. On Thursday after the FBI men break in, what time does Wragg call?

4. Who drives Wolfe to Lewis Hewitt's home for lunch?

5. In Chapter 11, what will be served for lunch on Wednesday?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Frank Odell.

2. How does Goodwin introduce Panzer, Durkin, and Cather to Mrs. Bruner?

3. Why does Wolfe tell Mrs. Bruner to send Sarah Dacos home?

4. What does Sarah tell Wolfe that she did when she got home the evening of November 20?

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

6. How does Goodwin get a key to Althaus's apartment?

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

8. What does Sarah Dacos tell Mrs. Bruner about the night that Morris Althaus died?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the maneuvers that Goodwin and others use to detect and prevent surveillance by the FBI. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Usually Wolfe does not leave his home. Discuss the occasions when Wolfe leaves his home and what his motives are for doing so. Use examples from the book.

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