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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 arrives in Junktown?
(a) The police are questioning people.
(b) There is a street fair going on.
(c) The stores are all closed.
(d) There is a fire in one of the shops.

2. What was the bad feeling between Andy Glanz and Russell Patch?
(a) Andy knew his antiques were fake.
(b) Andy has stolen from Russell.
(c) Andy had fired him.
(d) Andy had reported him to the police.

3. What does Iris suggest some people disliked about Glanz?
(a) His snobbery and reclusiveness.
(b) His philandering.
(c) His high commitment to professional integrity.
(d) His cheating the clients with fake antiques.

4. What is the surprising purchase made by C. C. Cobb at the auction?
(a) The Macintosh Coat of Arms.
(b) The ladder Glanz fell from.
(c) The finial Glanz apparently fell on.
(d) The broken chandelier.

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

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

7. What crime does Qwilleran try to solve?
(a) The murder of Koko and Yum Yum.
(b) The death of a respected antiques dealer.
(c) The drug dealing in Junktown.
(d) The disappearing MacIntosh Arms.

8. What does Miss Duckworth agree to give Qwilleran to use in his newspaper article?
(a) A list of suspects.
(b) A tour of Junktown.
(c) An interview.
(d) A photo of Glanz.

9. What is the gossip about the finial?
(a) Tthat it was the murder weapon.
(b) That it came from a haunted house.
(c) That it was about to be sold when Glanz died.
(d) That Glanz had been impaled on it.

10. What is the customer in Ben's shop looking for?
(a) Horse brasses.
(b) Fireplace andirons.
(c) Fiddle cases.
(d) Dog collars.

11. why does Iris wake Qwilleran the morning after their dinner in the Cobbs's apartment?
(a) Miss Duckworth has been attacked.
(b) C. C. has moved out.
(c) C.C. did not come home.
(d) The cats are disturbing her.

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

13. What does Qwilleran learn about Iris Cobb at the auction?
(a) She had a crush on Andrew Glanz.
(b) She is bidding for her husband, C. C. Cobb.
(c) She is allergic to cats.
(d) She has an apartment for rent.

14. After leaving the Three Weird Sisters shop, where does Qwilleran go?
(a) To the shop run by Ben Nicholas.
(b) To talk to Iris Cobb.
(c) To his apartment to check on his cats.
(d) Back to Miss Duckworth's shop.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Qwilleran learn about the murder investigation in Junktown?

2. Who does Miss Duckworth insist had a passionate integrity and sense of right and wrong?

3. What seems to have no explanation at the crime scene?

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

5. Who is the furniture refinisher Iris Cobb identifies?

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