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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. Wormold takes Beatrice home to stay with Milly and then goes to:

2. When Wormold enters the dining room, he:

3. When Milly and Beatrice go to the cinema, who comes to visit Wormold?

4. The Chief uses all of the following terms to describe Hasselbacher:

5. According to Wormold, who is responsible for the deaths of Raul, Hasselbacher and the dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Wormold's plans?

2. While playing checkers with Wormold, Captain Segura questions him about his activities. How does Segura explain his position?

3. As they sit down to play, what does Wormold ask Segura to do?

4. Wormold is served a plate without carrots. What does he do?

5. What does Beatrice advise Wormold to tell his agents?

6. What does Hasselbacher tell Wormold about his involvement?

7. Why is Wormold worried about meeting Hawthorne in Kingston?

8. What information does Wormold learn from Carter?

9. What, does Wormold learn, gives him credibility in Hawthorne's eyes?

10. Why does Wormold go to see Hasselbacher after leaving Beatrice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are some humorous scenes in the book, like the giant vacuum cleaner. In some ways, the whole deception of Wormold's is humorous. When you think of your overall impression of the book, does the word humorous come to mind? Why or why not? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Hasselbacher was Wormold's best friend and in some ways one of the most tragic figures in the novel. Discuss Hasselbacher's role. Do you think the was really trapped as he claimed? Why was he killed?

Essay Topic 3

Wormold insisted on attending the European's Traders' Association luncheon because he wanted to find the killer. Do you think this was a wise move? What did he want to prove? Why didn't he skip the luncheon?

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