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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does Qwilleran reach regarding the letters "d-o-g" on the typewriter?

2. What possibility enters Qwill's mind?

3. The last time Koko had done his ritual, what had he been circling?

4. Why does Joy leave Chicago?

5. What does Dan finish before he leaves the table?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Riker not know and cannot believe?

2. Why doesn't Max Sorrel wish to deny things in the papers?

3. What new job does the managing editor assign Qwilleran?

4. Why is Qwilleran upset about his diet?

5. How does Mr. Maus acquire the pottery?

6. What brings on Maus' comment that Hixie is a "nasty young lady?"

7. What leads to Qwill's purchase in the pet food store? How do the cats react to this?

8. Why does Qwilleran continue to cringe inwardly?

9. Who stops by with a present for the cats? What is it? Why does she want to give it to them?

10. What is so special about Koko?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define "haute cuisine." What specifically classifies it as an art? Does it classify as an art in your mind? Why or why not? If so, how does it register as an art form in your mind, and if not, what could change to elevate it to art?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss The Cat Who Saw Red as a detective novel. What conventions from the detective genre and film noir tradition does Braun incorporate into her work and in what ways does she subvert them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Hixie's desire to get married and settle down. Is this a normal desire for a girl her age? Why or why not? Is this a typical desire of most women? Cite sources to support your answer.

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