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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. Where does Mallory have a house in New York after Markowitz dies?
(a) Lower East Side.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Queens.
(d) Manhattan.

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

3. Who can Mallory beat to the campus if she takes the subway?
(a) Siddon.
(b) Lennie.
(c) Markowitz.
(d) Gaynor.

4. When the lights in the theater go out, who barks orders at everybody?
(a) Margot.
(b) Boo.
(c) Mew.
(d) Helen.

5. What detail about Samantha does Margot fail to know the answer to when questioned by attorneys?
(a) Her age.
(b) Her address.
(c) Her favorite color.
(d) Her middle name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the second victim of the Gray Lady Killer?

2. Who decides to put Coffey on the investigation by starting an office pool?

3. Whose house does Mallory visit to play poker at night?

4. What area of New York City does O'Connell describe along with victims in the first two chapters?

5. Who calls Henry Cathery for a loan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Kaplan and Mallory interact at the crime scene?

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

3. What does Edith reveal about showmanship and fraud?

4. When Mallory tells Butler about the seance, what conclusions does he draw about people and information?

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

6. Why does the photographer think Siddon committed suicide?

7. What does Mallory notice or fail to notice as she wanders through Manhattan on her way to meet Gaynor?

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

9. What is of significance to the pawnbroker about the jewelry brought in by the junkie?

10. Why is Butler's presence at poker important?

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