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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what type of philosophy is the following phrase attributed? "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
(a) Jungian.
(b) Platonian.
(c) Holmesian.
(d) Freudian.

2. What is Snow preparing to do at the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dive.
(c) Drive.
(d) Smoke.

3. What was the Tower modeled after?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) The Welsh castle of Caernarvon.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) The Tower of London.

4. Why does Margo visit the 27th Precinct House in Chapter 19?
(a) For target practice.
(b) To speak with the Chief.
(c) To find D'Agosta.
(d) To report her purse stolen.

5. What kind of biologist is Margo?
(a) Microscopic.
(b) Evolutionary.
(c) Macroscopic.
(d) Physical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Snow looking for after a police shootout?

2. What does Mephisto call rats?

3. What is the name for the crime reporter for the Times?

4. What is the name of the librarian at the New York Historical Society?

5. What color is the powder that the mystery man in Chapter 8 mixes with water?

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