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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. How is Kathleen Mallory related to Louis Markowitz?
(a) She is his sister.
(b) She is his wife.
(c) She is his adopted daughter.
(d) She is his cousin.

2. In a message Edith gets on her wall after attending the seance, who might die?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A gunsmith.
(d) A paladin.

3. Who often work from predictions and observation?
(a) Psychics.
(b) Witches.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Fortune tellers.

4. Who is upset because Mallory asked the business accountant for information so that she could run a separate audit?
(a) Gaynor.
(b) Markowitz.
(c) Bragg.
(d) Butler.

5. What in the building make it difficult to determine the exact time of death?
(a) Color.
(b) Smell.
(c) Heat.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Markowitz' dance partner?

2. Who is at a family barbecue when he is called to the scene when Mallory is putting Markowitz's wedding ring back on his finger?

3. Who is able to read Mallory and tell her personal history like a medium?

4. What is Mallory allowed to keep even though she is on compassionate leave?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the pawnbroker call Mallory?

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

4. What does one of Butler's tenants tell him about the building and other tenants?

5. How does Mallory act at the crime scene of her father?

6. How was Mallory adopted by the Markowitz family?

7. Why does a dog jump out the window in the prologue?

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

9. How is Margot described in Chapter 5?

10. What does Butler do at Markowitz' funeral that shocks everyone?

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