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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mary leaves, what does Qwilleran ask his cats?
(a) If they have been behaving.
(b) What they would like for dinner.
(c) What they're going to bring him next.
(d) Why they don't like Mary.

2. In the fight between Qwilleran, what happens to prevent Ben from escaping?
(a) The MacIntosh coat of arms falls and knocks Ben out.
(b) Koko scratches Ben in the eye.
(c) Mary shows up with a pistol.
(d) Dennis runs in to help Qwilleran.

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

4. What distracts Qwilleran as he unfolds the piece of foil the cats have left for him?
(a) Koko accidentally turns on the tape player.
(b) Yum Yum goes crazy running around the apartment.
(c) Someone is pounding on his door.
(d) Firetrucks come rushing into Junktown.

5. Who goes with Qwilleran to visit Russell Patch?
(a) Koko.
(b) Irene.
(c) Iris.
(d) Mary.

6. What is Qwilleran's impression of Hollis Prantz?
(a) That he is a fraud.
(b) That he is hiding something.
(c) That he is afraid of someone.
(d) That he is stupid.

7. After leaving the police station, who is the person he leaves Iris with?
(a) Cluthra.
(b) Ben Nicolas.
(c) A nurse at the hospital.
(d) Mary Duckworth.

8. What do Qwilleran and Mary discover in his apartment?
(a) A trap door under his rug.
(b) A secret compartment behind his bookshelf.
(c) A crawl space in the ceiling.
(d) An open ventilation vent behind his bed.

9. What does Mary say is strange about the request for horse braces?
(a) No one wants them anymore.
(b) Very few people even know what they are.
(c) She has had the same inquiries at her shop.
(d) She never heard of such items.

10. What is Qwilleran thinking about when he goes to bed after leaving the bar?
(a) The Press Club dinner.
(b) The tire tracks at Ellsworth House.
(c) Where Koko goes at night.
(d) The dust swirls in the theatre.

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

12. What is Qwilleran first told Russell's roommate does for a living?
(a) That he is a manicurist.
(b) That he is a secretary.
(c) That he is a hairdresser.
(d) That he is a chef.

13. What does Qwilleran find in Ben's apartment during a visit?
(a) A note from Iris explaining her absence.
(b) Another feather like the one from his hat.
(c) A folded bank note on the floor.
(d) A long, light colored hair.

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

15. When Ben comes to Qwilleran's room for a visit, what does Qwilleran try to get him to admit?
(a) That he entices Koko into his apartment.
(b) That he knows who killed C. C. Cobb.
(c) That he was at the Ellsworth House the night of the murder.
(d) That he is the drug dealer Qwilleran is looking for.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cluthra's theory about Mary's broken foot?

2. What awaits Qwilleran when he returns to his apartment?

3. What does Iris say about the machine Qwilleran found?

4. During their conversation, what does Mary reveal about her quarrel with Andy the night of his death?

5. What does Qwilleran find in the new desk Iris gave him?

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