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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Markowitz' dance partner resemble?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Helen.
(c) Ortega.
(d) Mallory.

2. Who carried the board for Mallory to her car?
(a) Blakely.
(b) Coffey.
(c) Riker.
(d) Ortega.

3. Who consulted a medium about stocks before her/his death?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Markowitz.
(c) Butler.
(d) Pearl.

4. What was Whitman most afraid of before her death?
(a) Being an invalid.
(b) Being destitute.
(c) Being alone.
(d) Being hungry.

5. Who goes into a pawnshop with the intent of pawning off a watch and a wedding ring?
(a) A young boy.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A young girl.
(d) An old man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are possible suspects of Markowitz's murder by Chapter 7?

2. How is Kathleen Mallory related to Louis Markowitz?

3. Who breaks into Edith Candle's computer to watch her activities?

4. Who does Kaplan tell that it is not necessary to sit with the dead?

5. Who does Mallory examine that is mutilated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Edith reveal about showmanship and fraud?

2. Despite what limitations does Butler like Cathery?

3. Why is Margot unable to prove that she is related to Siddon?

4. When Margot cannot get into her apartment, how does she reveal her desperation in her subsequent acts?

5. What is shocking about Mallory's discovery about her father dancing?

6. What are possible motives for Cathery to commit the murder?

7. How does Butler handle Mrs. Pickering request for help and her doubts about her mother's pet medium?

8. Why does Mallory run out screaming from the seance?

9. Why is Sloop unable to tell the exact time of death of Markowitz?

10. Why does Margot go to the bank?

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