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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. As Harvey explains in Chapter 39, Olga Samaroff is originally from ____________.
(a) Tuscon, Arizona.
(b) San Antonio, Texas.
(c) Dallas Texas.
(d) Phoenix, Arizona.

2. How does Bart get to his robberies in Chapter 55?
(a) He takes a train.
(b) By horse.
(c) He takes a stagecoach.
(d) By foot.

3. Where is Lucy's father a senator in Chapter 58?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New England.
(d) Massachusetts.

4. What is the dangerous area being navigated through in Chapter 40?
(a) The Pelorus Reef.
(b) The Pelorus Swamp.
(c) The Pelorus Sound.
(d) The Pelorus Bayou.

5. Which ones of Lincoln's sons does Lucy dance with in Chapter 58?
(a) Edward.
(b) Robert.
(c) Thomas.
(d) William.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college does Kris Kristofferson attend?

2. What position does James acquire with the Army Medical Department in Chapter 72?

3. According to the women who write the code in Chapter 69, what prevents a woman from having an affair with two men?

4. As mentioned in Chapter 62, during which which war is the song sung by the British soldiers?

5. How many women from her country have been admitted to the Paris Conservatoire before Olga Samaroff?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the unlikely route that an actor takes to achieve success on the big screen in Chapter 52?

2. How does one man's retirement lead to the development of a national chain of restaurants in "Better Late Than Never"?

3. According to Chapter 41, what is a possible reason for "Dracula" to have been written?

4. How does Sam Houston know exactly what time to attack the enemy in "Napoleon of the West"?

5. In Chapter 55, which ironies are included in the story about a robber?

6. Which other gift of Van Cliburn does Harvey reveal in Chapter 74?

7. What legend is explained in "Pelorus Jack"?

8. What is the irony of a detective's last case in Chapter 48?

9. What is the importance of "The Kiss" in Chapter 53?

10. What invention is made through observing insects in "The Sting"?

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