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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. Who is largely responsible for solving the case that has baffled police?

2. Of what does Charlotte disapprove?

3. Why is inviting Hixie to a baseball game in the press box noble?

4. Why does Joy leave Chicago?

5. What aroma(s) do(es) Qwill follow to the kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who else hears the scream, and why do they hear it?

2. What does Riker not know and cannot believe?

3. What excuse does Dan offer for the scream heard the night before?

4. Why is Qwilleran upset about his diet?

5. Of what things does Charlotte disapprove?

6. What is so special about Koko?

7. How does Qwilleran feel while talking to Miss Roop?

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

9. Why does Joy think that Dan might be jealous of her work?

10. What do Koko and Yum Yum do that has long since failed to trick Qwill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss art as a way of life. How is it often an unrealistic pursuit to be an artist? When does art actually pay, and what follows international acclaim?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how art has changed over the past two thousand years. What images traditionally occupied an artist's work? What forms presently occupy an artist's attention? Suggest potential reasons for this.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Koko and Yum Yum. What roles do they play in the development of the plot? How do they influence the theme of the novel? Did Braun get her descriptions of cat antics correct? Explain how or where she failed.

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