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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the real reason Quirinus moves from the area in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Fear of women.
(b) Fear of stone.
(c) Fear of fire.
(d) Fear of heights.

2. Who creates an exact miniature replica of the Bellerophon in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Emory.
(d) Leonard.

3. What is Annabelle's profession in "The Therapist"?
(a) Financial analyst.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Farm worker.
(d) Teacher.

4. Whose son does Quirinus meet behind the red gate in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Lucifer's.
(b) Sarah's.
(c) Don Giovese's.
(d) Andromache's.

5. Obsessed, the protagonist of "The Cult of the Nose" follows each lead until he finds himself in what location?
(a) His wife's house.
(b) His father's house.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) A hotel room.

6. What does Annabelle throw in the trash after meeting Martin Kobel for the first time in "The Therapist"?
(a) Her gloves.
(b) Her phone.
(c) His card.
(d) His ring.

7. What is the first message Caroleen receives from her sister in "Parallel Lines"?
(a) "Ineedyourhelpplease."
(b) "Cometotheotherside."
(c) "Helpme."
(d) "Lookatthelight."

8. For what winemaker does Quirinus work in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Don Carlotta.
(b) Don Popitano.
(c) Don Maria.
(d) Don Giovanni.

9. Who has always been in competition with her younger sister in "Unwell"?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Yvonne.
(c) Arlette.
(d) Sarah.

10. Arthur is wanted for questioning in the disappearance of a woman where in "Unwell"?
(a) Salt Lake City.
(b) Denver.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boulder.

11. On what date does the light come on at Nicholas Walker's station in "Human Intelligence"?
(a) May 24, 1980.
(b) September 16, 2007.
(c) March 13, 2008.
(d) October 12, 1999.

12. Who does Quirinus say killed Dora in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Her father.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Arab.
(d) Her sister.

13. Who is the first story by the writer of in "A Life In Fictions"?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Marah.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Nora.

14. What memento of her sister's does Caroleen give to the teenager who shops for her in "Parallel Lines"?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A hairbrush.
(c) A painting.
(d) A rug.

15. Who lost his wife to breast cancer four years earlier in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?
(a) Ronald.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Jack.
(d) Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Pre-Langley collection is most commonly known as what in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?

2. Whose death causes Rex to lose his compass completely in "Stories"?

3. What does Caroleen ask for the return of from the girl who does her shopping in "Parallel Lines"?

4. What does Quirinus cite as the reason he moves from the area in "The Devil on the Staircase"?

5. What murderer confessed to burying a child in a hidden location in "Land Of The Lost"?

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