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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 had come into Qwill's room?

2. What does Mrs. Marron hear?

3. Who has issued a formal complaint in regards to the smoke from the Pottery chimneys?

4. What does Dan get in the mail?

5. How old is Hixie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Qwill discover when he returns to Maus Haus, and why does this leave Qwill both distraught and troubled?

2. Qwill is used to what?

3. Why had Rosemary asked to go with Qwill?

4. To what kinds of things does Charlotte Roop object in regards to Qwill's behavior?

5. What is the Graham's loft like?

6. What mistake does Qwill make in reference to potting, and what does that kind of potter do?

7. What function does lead serve in regards to pottery?

8. What is notable about the food at the Rattlesnake Inn?

9. Why does Qwill stop and listen to the gypsy woman? What does she tell Qwill?

10. With whom had Hixie been having an affair and why had she ended it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define "high art." What is the difference between high and low art? Is there a different level of respect for high artists than low artists? Suggest reasons for this.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Qwilleran as a true detective or someone who masquerades as one. Does he possess traits that are both typical detective traits and also some that lead you to believe that he is merely masquerading as a detective.

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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