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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the basis for the argument between C. C. and Iris?
(a) Iris's recording of C. C.'s snoring.
(b) Putting milk in C. C.'s coffee.
(c) The value of horse braces.
(d) Who killed Andy Glanz.

2. What had Mary found at Andy's place identical to what Qwilleran found in his apartment?
(a) A newspaper clipping.
(b) A piece of lead pipe.
(c) A strangely folded twenty-dollar bill.
(d) A feather.

3. Why does Miss Duckworth not use her real name?
(a) She does not like her real name.
(b) Her family does not know where she is.
(c) She is hiding from her past.
(d) Her prominent family would be embarrassed.

4. What is Mary's explanation for the call taken by Qwilleran?
(a) That the phone lines in Junktown are bad.
(b) That Qwilleran took too long to get to the phone.
(c) That bad weather messed up the lines.
(d) That the caller probably thought it was a wrong number.

5. What is the idea Qwilleran comes up with as an article for the writing contest?
(a) Stray cats in Junktown.
(b) Murder in Junktown.
(c) Odd characters in Junktown.
(d) Christmas in Junktown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime does Qwilleran try to solve?

2. What does Miss Duckworth agree to give Qwilleran to use in his newspaper article?

3. What mystery is solved after Qwilleran and Mary find the secret space?

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

5. What does Qwilleran discover that Andy Glanz was doing before his murder?

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