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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. How does the pool secretary describe the clothing that Smithback's informant was wearing?
(a) Preppy.
(b) Neat as a pin.
(c) Rags.
(d) A shroud.

2. What question does Pendergast ask D'Agosta when they see the squatters' fire in the tunnel?
(a) "Could this be the break we're looking for?"
(b) "How many fingers do you see?"
(c) "Shall we retire to the drawing room?"
(d) "You want the ones on the left or the ones on the right?"

3. Where is the Pitti Palace located?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Florence, Italy.
(c) Chinatown.
(d) New York City.

4. What is the Pitti Palace?
(a) A dance club.
(b) A Chinese restaurant.
(c) An art museum.
(d) Home of Augustian royalty.

5. 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) Platonian.
(b) Jungian.
(c) Freudian.
(d) Holmesian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What label did Smithback give Pamela Wisher?

2. What is the working theory about the second skeleton found in the waterway?

3. What does the frieze in Linnaeus Hall represent?

4. In what bar does Smithback make his phone call in Chapter 6?

5. What does "DISH" stand for in the discussion between Frock, D'Agosta, and Brambell?

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