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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. During their conversation, what does Mary reveal about her quarrel with Andy the night of his death?
(a) Hhis not answering her calls.
(b) His involvement with Cluthra.
(c) His involvment with Iris.
(d) His fake antiques.

4. Why does Qwilleran take a cat to Russell Patch's apartment?
(a) To keep himself company.
(b) To see if Russell is allergic to cats.
(c) To let the cat get some exercise.
(d) To see if the cat can find something.

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

6. What does Qwilleran discover that Andy Glanz was doing before his murder?
(a) Writing a novel based on people in Junktown.
(b) Keeping a diary about his affairs in Junktown.
(c) Planning to enlarge his antique shop.
(d) Talking to the police about activities in Junktown.

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

8. What does Mary go over while she is visiting Qwilleran?
(a) The scratch he has on his hand.
(b) The titles of books on his bookshelf.
(c) The events of the past day.
(d) His list of sales and inquiries from Iris's shop.

9. In a conversation with Mary, what does Qwilleran avoid doing?
(a) Letting her know he suspects she is a murderer.
(b) Asking her to care for the cats for a few days.
(c) Warning her that she will be hurt by what he writes.
(d) Telling her he will not write about the murder.

10. What does Qwilleran find in the new desk Iris gave him?
(a) C. C.'s tape machine.
(b) An old Royal typewriter.
(c) A pair of horse braces.
(d) Old newspaper clippings.

11. Back home, what does Iris say about the radio Hollis Prantz was looking for?
(a) C. C. had sold the radio.
(b) The radio is in her apartment.
(c) She never stocked radios.
(d) Fhe wasn't saving any radio for him.

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

13. Who tells Qwilleran that Iris Cobb's assumed ghost was really C. C. playing tricks on his wife?
(a) Patch.
(b) Cluthra.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ben.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Koko turns on the tape player again, what do Qwilleran and Ben hear?

2. What is Qwilleran first told Russell's roommate does for a living?

3. Whose boot sole matches a footprint Qwilleran found in the Elsworth house?

4. What device does Mary bring Qwilleran to help his injured knee?

5. Which character in the novel has "an expensive sound system"?

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