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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, High and Low: Chapters 1 -15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Polia?
(a) A poor widow with a young son.
(b) A slave woman who cannot speak.
(c) A shopkeeper's wife.
(d) A prostitute.

2. Why is Gordianus called the Finder?
(a) He charges a finder's fee for prosititutes.
(b) He is a detective of sorts.
(c) He functions like a bounty hunter and finds fugitives.
(d) He is a treasure hunter.

3. Marucs Tullius Tiro is___________.
(a) A freed slave.
(b) Cicero's father.
(c) A young man.
(d) The murder suspect.

4. At the end of Chapter 15, Gordianus leaves for_________________.
(a) Ameria.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The sea.
(d) Greece.

5. After Gordianus and Tiro leave Polia's apartment, what does Eco do?
(a) He throws rocks at them.
(b) He writes a letter explaining what he knows.
(c) He runs after them and tries to kill them.
(d) He runs into them on the street and mimes what he saw.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gordianus leaves Caecilia Metella's house in Chapter 7, what does he observe Tiro doing?

2. At Cicero's home, whom does Gordianus meet?

3. Why did Polia tell neighbors she saw the murder and then deny it?

4. How is Tiro related to Cicero?

5. Caecilia Metella tells Gordianus that on the night he was murdered, Roscius (pater) received______________.

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