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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 does Qwill run into at Maus Haus?

2. What isn't Qwilleran allowed?

3. What does Qwill say that it is nice to hear?

4. How long could Qwill have lived on the tip alone for the bill he paid?

5. When does the Daily Fluxion resurrect the Maus Haus murder-suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Maus acquire the pottery?

2. How is the clay processed before it is used?

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

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

5. Why is it a good thing that the majority of Joy's newest pottery pieces are locked up? Why can't Joy show them to Qwilleran?

6. What is the real reason for the continual repeating of the story about the Penniman estate?

7. Why is Qwilleran so excited to see Joy?

8. What situations have made Joy's marital problems obvious to Qwilleran?

9. In what ways is the new suite cat proof?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss inspiration and from where it can come. What specifically does inspiration mean to an artist? Interview a local artist and have them define inspiration to you and have them explain what a common source of inspiration is for them.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Qwilleran's choice of profession. Do you think he would make a better detective or a writer? Which is closer to an art form and what leads you to this conclusion?

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