This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters The Four-Cylinder 12 HP Flanquin; 1903; Two Propellers Pushing; Rain; Scalpel; The Blue Afternoon; The Girls on the Pony; Hippotheetical; and The Sutured Heart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kay have lunch with her mother?
(a) At Macy's lunch counter.
(b) At Kay's mother's house.
(c) In a downtown cafe.
(d) A an out-of-the-way restaurant.

2. What does narration give the reader?
(a) A list of reasons Pantaleon is suspect in Ward's murder.
(b) A list of reasons Carriscant must be the murderer.
(c) An explanation of the de facto caste system of the Philippine Islands.
(d) A list of reasons Cruz probably murdered Ward.

3. What does Carriscant think about sex in his marriage?
(a) It is actually the best part of the marriage.
(b) There hasn't been any for a long time.
(c) He can find sex anywhere and does not need to be married.
(d) It is the only part that keeps him married.

4. How does Carriscant contrive to meet Delphine alone?
(a) Saying he needs to check her scar.
(b) Pretending to fall off the library ladder.
(c) Asking the nurse to get him some water for medication.
(d) Asking the nurse to bring his wife inside.

5. What happens when Carriscant crosses a field on his way home?
(a) He falls and twists his ankle.
(b) He is nearly shot by some women with bows.
(c) He is accosted by a large Irish wolfhound.
(d) He falls into a wild boar trap.