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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the gallery owner try to do when Drioli first comes in?
(a) Have him arrested.
(b) Shoot him for trespassing.
(c) Sell him a painting.
(d) Kick him out.

2. What does Richard seem distracted by on the night of the dinner party?
(a) The time.
(b) Mike's daughter.
(c) One of the maids.
(d) A stomachache.

3. Where does the Englishman meet the South American man?
(a) At the beach.
(b) In the hotel.
(c) At the bar.
(d) By the pool.

4. How many times did the woman who stopped the South American man lose the bet?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. What is Patrick Maloney's wife's name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Martha.
(d) Melody.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the South American man offer a sailor in a bet?

2. What is the man on the train platform with Perkins swinging around?

3. Who was using the box when it was destroyed in "The Sound Machine?"

4. How does the cat respond to music played by Chopin?

5. What was on the face of the man whom Edward's wife believes is reincarnated as a cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of "Dip in the Pool?"

2. What did the stranger offer Drioli in exchange for a chance to see the painting on his back often?

3. Why does Mr. Boggis do much of his business in the country in "Parson's Pleasure?"

4. How did Mike cheat in the bet, and how was this discovered?

5. Why does Louisa think the cat in "Edward the Conqueror" is a reincarnated musician?

6. How does Mary hide her murder weapon?

7. What does Klausner ask Scott to do for the tree, and what is Scott's response to this?

8. How does Madame Rosette get girls to work for her on a long term basis?

9. In "The Way Up to Heaven," what does Mrs. Foster realize when she returns from her trip to France?

10. In "Dip in the Pool," why does William panic on the cruise ship, and what does he decide to do in response to the panic?

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