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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Patch's house, what sends Koko into a frenzy?
(a) High pitched music on his stereo.
(b) Patch's pet poodle.
(c) A rat that runs across the floor.
(d) Catnip in a pillow.

2. What had C. C. hinted about Ben's financial situation?
(a) That he draws Social Security.
(b) That he is facing bankruptcy.
(c) That he has a secret source of income.
(d) That he is behind on his rent.

3. What is the result of Qwilleran's efforts to track down Andy's manuscript?
(a) Failure.
(b) Hidden in Mary's shop.
(c) Found hidden in his shop.
(d) In the possession of Mrs. McGuffey.

4. What does Qwilleran hear on the tape he found?
(a) Ben offering to sell horse braces to Hollis Prantz.
(b) C. C. asking Ben if he had any more horse braces.
(c) C. C. snoring followed by Ben Nicolas entering the room.
(d) C. C. making a phone call to Cluthra.

5. Who helps Qwilleran hand the Mackintosh coat of arms over his mantle?
(a) Riker's son.
(b) Ben Nicolas.
(c) Dennis, Iris's son.
(d) Hollis Prantz.

6. What does Qwilleran do for Iris Cobb during her extended absence?
(a) Feeds her cat.
(b) Calls her relatives in Ohio.
(c) Takes a turn managing her shop.
(d) Gguards her apartment.

7. Whose car does Qwilleran discover fits the size and shape of the second car that was at the Ellsworth House?
(a) Ben's.
(b) Cluthra's.
(c) Prantz's.
(d) Mary's.

8. What innuendo does Ivy make about Iris Cobb?
(a) That she is in love with Qwilleran.
(b) That she may have murdered her first husband.
(c) That she knows who murdered C. C.
(d) That she is a bigamist.

9. How is the relationship between Qwilleran and Mary progressing?
(a) Mary is distancing herself from him.
(b) It is dissolving because of the cats.
(c) There is suspicion between them.
(d) The element of trust is growing.

10. what illegal activity does Qwilleran learn about from the manuscript?
(a) Someone in Junktown is blackmailing C. C.
(b) Someone in Junktown is dealing drugs.
(c) Someone in Junktown is selling fake antique clocks.
(d) Someone in Junktown is an undercover FBI agent.

11. Thinking about what he saw in the dust at the theatre, what does Qwilleran believe caused the swirl pattern?
(a) The tassles on Ben's scarf.
(b) The pivot of a boot print.
(c) The antics of a cat.
(d) A draft from under the stage.

12. When Koko turns on the tape player again, what do Qwilleran and Ben hear?
(a) Cobb blackmailing Ben.
(b) Cobb telling Iris he wanted a divorce.
(c) Cobb talking to Cluthra.
(d) Cobb talking to a police officer about Ben.

13. On his outing with Ben, what important observation does Qwilleran make?
(a) Something in a dressing room.
(b) Something behind the curtains.
(c) Something near the exit.
(d) Something in the dust on the floor.

14. What was the original purpose of the space Qwilleran and Mary discover?
(a) To escape if there is a fire.
(b) To store old furniture.
(c) To get from the third floor to the first.
(d) To hide runaway slaves.

15. What mystery is solved after Qwilleran and Mary find the secret space?
(a) How the cats get into Ben's apartment.
(b) When the house was built.
(c) How C. C. was able to move the candle.
(d) Why strange sounds happen during the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Andy contemplating on selling, according to Mary Duckworth?

2. What important discovery is located right there in Qwilleran's room?

3. Who do Qwilleran and Iris suspect killed C. C.?

4. When Ben comes to Qwilleran's room for a visit, what does Qwilleran try to get him to admit?

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

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