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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Qwilleran discover when he returns to his apartment after dinner?
(a) Evidence that someone was in there.
(b) Ben Nicolas waiting for him.
(c) The cats are missing again.
(d) A note pinned to his door.

2. Who is the mysterious and beautiful owner of the Blue Dragon?
(a) Miss Applebee.
(b) Miss Duckworth.
(c) Iris Cobb.
(d) Sylvia Katzenhide.

3. Witch inhabitant of the new apartment is the nervous one?
(a) Koko.
(b) Qwilleran.
(c) Mathilda.
(d) Yum Yum.

4. How does locating Koko give Qwilleran pause to reflect on the death of Glanz?
(a) It makes him think about Miss Duckworth's eyes.
(b) It makes him think something is not quite right.
(c) It makes him wonder about C. C. Cobb.
(d) It makes him think he has overlooked something.

5. What offerings does Yum Yum bring to Qwilleran?
(a) Two dead mice.
(b) Things she digs out of the trash.
(c) Bits of paper.
(d) Several feathers from a dister.

6. What is one supernatural theory about Glanz death?
(a) It was a family curse.
(b) It was the work of ghosts.
(c) It was the result of the evil eye.
(d) It was a witch's spell

7. Why does Qwilleran get out Webster's dictionary?
(a) To look up the meanings of Cluthra, Amberina, and Ivrene.
(b) To find out about finials.
(c) To boost himself up in his low chair.
(d) To see if Koko will help him find a clue.

8. So far, what do the police make of Glanz's death?
(a) That it was premeditated murder.
(b) That it is unimportant since it happened in Junktown.
(c) That it was an accident.
(d) That it was a crime of passion.

9. What does Qwilleran feed his Siamese cats he brought from the Press Club?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Fish and chips.
(c) Boiled beef.
(d) Beef and kidney pie.

10. When Iris drops in on Qwilleran, what is her appearance/
(a) She is dressed up and has makeup on.
(b) She is frazzled and wears no makeup.
(c) She looks distressed.
(d) She is wearing her nightgown and robe.

11. Why does Mary Duckworth say she is having bad dreams about Andy?
(a) She never really liked him.
(b) She feels responsible for his death.
(c) She thinks he is haunting her.
(d) She moved his body before calling the police.

12. Why did Miss Duckworth go to the Andy Glanz's shop the night she discovered the body?
(a) To invite him to her place.
(b) To argue.
(c) To apologize.
(d) To borrow a knife.

13. What puts Qwilleran off about Ben Nicolas?
(a) His lack of knowledge about antiques.
(b) His dramatic way of speaking.
(c) His dislike of cats.
(d) His inferiority complex.

14. Why is Qwilleran disappointed before dinner after returning from Nicolas's shop?
(a) He cannot find anyone to go with him to the Press Club.
(b) There is nothing to eat in his flat.
(c) He cannot find Koko and Yum Yum.
(d) He has received no mail.

15. What is the one shop Qwilleran eventually finds open?
(a) Too Good to be Threw.
(b) Blue Dragon Antiques.
(c) Cobb House Junk.
(d) The Opium Inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Qwilleran think about Mary's explanation for the hang up call?

2. What is Jim Qwilleran's occupation?

3. What remark of Qwilleran's makes Mary uncomfortable?

4. Who had formerly lived in the apartment?

5. What does Qwilleran notice about Nicolas's hat?

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