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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Qwilleran think about Mary's explanation for the hang up call?
(a) That she has no idea who it was.
(b) That she is afraid.
(c) That she likes a good mystery.
(d) That she is lying.

2. Whose name does Miss Duckworth supply to Qwilleran?
(a) The likely suspect, C. C. Cobb.
(b) The dead dealer Andrew Glanz.
(c) Glanz's lover, Sylvia Katzenhide.
(d) The owner of The Junkery.

3. Who is the flamboyant next door neighbor in the apartment house?
(a) Sylvia Katzenhide.
(b) Ben Nicholas.
(c) Russell Patch.
(d) Hollis Prantz.

4. How does Miss Duckworth explain Andrew Glanz's death?
(a) As an unfortunate accident.
(b) As a certain murder.
(c) As a common occurence in Junktown.
(d) As an apparent suicide.

5. Why is the area called Junktown?
(a) Because of the old cars abandoned there.
(b) Because it was once a landfill.
(c) Because of the antique and junk shops
(d) Because of the drugs sold there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amazes Qwilleran about the Mackintosh Coat of Arms?

2. What does Iris tell Qwilleran about the ghost, Mathilda?

3. How does Miss Duckworth make a melodramatic appearance in the novel?

4. Where is Iris Cobb's apartment she offers Qwilleran?

5. The morning after the visit with Mary, what puzzles Qwilleran?

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