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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellen Cherry agree to do that pleases Spike while he's visiting her apartment?
(a) Clean her apron.
(b) Try on a pair of shoes.
(c) Make friends with the belly dancer.
(d) Put her hair in braids.

2. Who or What do the objects in the drawer with Spoon think Phoenicians are?
(a) Inventors of the Phoenician Blind.
(b) Greeks.
(c) A race of sailors.
(d) Bagel makers.

3. What painting does Buddy accidentally uncover in Ellen Cherry's apartment?
(a) A nude Boomer under a purple elephant.
(b) A nude Boomer with a thousand tongues.
(c) Spoon in a bowl of jelly.
(d) The objects on a carousel.

4. What "grave transgression" does Painted Stick commit?
(a) He speaks to a human being.
(b) He strikes a human being.
(c) He misleads a human being seeking direction.
(d) He abandons the other objects.

5. What is Verlin doing when he faints?
(a) Going to the bathroom.
(b) Boarding an airplane.
(c) Walking down the street.
(d) Getting into a taxi.

6. What does Buddy call Muslims, Buddhists,and Hindus in light of a third world war?
(a) Leftovers.
(b) Cooked goose.
(c) Dead as doormice.
(d) Fried meat.

7. Where does Ellen Cherry have to go to pick up the money Boomer sends her?
(a) The Guggenheim.
(b) Colonial Pines.
(c) To Ultima's office.
(d) The west end post office.

8. What does the detective see in Ellen Cherry's apartment to make him suspicious?
(a) A newsclipping about Spike's shooting.
(b) The check from Ultima.
(c) A painting of Spoon.
(d) A picture of Buddy.

9. How does Ellen Cherry characterize the new belly dancer?
(a) She says she's flamboyant.
(b) She says she's chubby.
(c) She says she has skinny legs.
(d) She says her lips are too pouty.

10. From what vantage point does Spoon spy on Ellen Cherry and her family?
(a) The floor.
(b) The radiator.
(c) The coffee table.
(d) The mantle.

11. What does Ellen Cherry notice about her apartment after the detective is there?
(a) Her window is shut.
(b) Her phone cords are cut.
(c) Her drawers are all emptied.
(d) She can't find Spoon.

12. What makes the I & I the most popular restaurant in the city?
(a) Ellen Cherry's art.
(b) Ellen Cherry.
(c) The belly dancer.
(d) The high definition TV.

13. What information does Boomer give to Ellen Cherry in his letter?
(a) Buddy is delaying his plans until January.
(b) He wants a divorce.
(c) Buddy is in league with the Israeli police force.
(d) Buddy has a cult following in Israel.

14. What animal plays a role in Boomer's sculpture?
(a) Monkey.
(b) Pig.
(c) Cow.
(d) Donkey.

15. How does Painted Stick move quickly?
(a) He hops as if on one leg.
(b) He spins from end to end like a wheel.
(c) He vibrates so rapidly that he is propelled almost above the ground.
(d) He rolls longways.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellen Cherry decide is the root of Buddy's "hankering for apocalypse"?

2. Who protects Spoon as she finds her way back to the Cathedral?

3. Which goddess is associated with the Dance of the Seven Veils?

4. What does Buddy do instead of going to Jerusalem?

5. What does Ellen Cherry do with her paintings of the objects?

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