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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Pignati offer John and Lorraine, who are posing as charity workers, after he invites them into his house?
(a) Ham sandwiches.
(b) Green olives.
(c) Glass of wine.
(d) Can of soda.

2. At the zoo, Lorraine observes a series of bad omens including an attack by a _____.
(a) Monkey.
(b) Seagull.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Lemur.

3. How does John describe Mr. Pignati after their first meeting?
(a) Tall, obese, and smelling of garlic.
(b) Large, in his fifties, and with a bit of a beer belly.
(c) In his seventies, frail, and timid.
(d) Short, thin, and with a rose tattoo on his arm.

4. Why does Lorraine's mother keep asking her to explain where the stockings come from?
(a) Because she's very forgetful.
(b) To see if she can catch Lorraine in a lie.
(c) She always has a habit of repeating herself.
(d) She secretly worries they come from a boy.

5. Norton and Dennis want to drink beer with John and Lorraine at the _____.
(a) Bus depot.
(b) Train station.
(c) Playground.
(d) Cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. En route to Beekman's Department Store with John and Mr. Pignati, Lorraine sees what?

2. The complicated game that John and Lorraine play with Mr. Pignati turns out to be a psychological one, with their answers equating to what?

3. What nickname does John give his father?

4. What is Norton well known for?

5. John comes to realize that he greatly values his friendship with who?

(see the answer key)

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