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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What important discovery is located right there in Qwilleran's room?
(a) A photo of Iris and Andy being intimate.
(b) A letter from Iris to Andy Glantz.
(c) Glantz's manuscript.
(d) A blueprint of the Cobb house.

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

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

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

6. 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) A draft from under the stage.
(d) The antics of a cat.

7. What does Qwilleran learn about the Chandelier in Andy's shop?
(a) It was a fake with glass instead of crystal.
(b) It had faulty wiring.
(c) It has been exchanged for another chandelier.
(d) The Rikers were the couple who came to buy it.

8. What does Iris say about the machine Qwilleran found?
(a) She doesn't want it.
(b) She thinks it doesn't work.
(c) It's not hers.
(d) She's been looking for it.

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

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

11. Who is Cluthra, the woman C. C. was having an affair with?
(a) A woman reporter.
(b) One of the Three Weird Sisters.
(c) Iris's sister.
(d) Miss Duckworth's aunt.

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

13. When Mary visits Qwilleran in his apartment, what does he show her?
(a) The photo he found in Ben's apartment.
(b) The feather he found in Ben's apartment.
(c) The hair he found in Ben's apartment.
(d) The note he found in Ben's apartment.

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

15. What awaits Qwilleran when he returns to his apartment?
(a) A chocolate cake from Iris.
(b) A note from Mary.
(c) A message to call the Fluxion.
(d) Another gift from Koko and Yum Yum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Qwilleran find in Ben's apartment during a visit?

2. What is the significance of the hair Qwilleran found?

3. Who does Qwilleran take on a search of his building?

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

5. What is Qwilleran's impression of Hollis Prantz?

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