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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Qwilleran meets Miss Duckworth again, what does she regret?
(a) Not having meet Qwilleran before.
(b) Refusing to talk to the police.
(c) Being so honest and open at their last meeting.
(d) Not selling him the coat of arms.

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

3. Witch inhabitant of the new apartment is the nervous one?
(a) Koko.
(b) Qwilleran.
(c) Mathilda.
(d) Yum Yum.

4. Besides Miss Duckworth, what hint does Sylvia drop about Andy Glanz?
(a) He was a serial womanizer.
(b) He was married.
(c) He was actually gay.
(d) He was also involved with someone else.

5. The morning after the visit with Mary, what puzzles Qwilleran?
(a) His toothbrush and a feather out of his hat are missing.
(b) Koko and Yum Yum are missing.
(c) Iris Cobb is not in the house.
(d) He cannot light the pot-bellied stove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does everyone notice about C. C. Cobb's personality?

2. What odd thing occurs with Koko back in the new apartment?

3. So far, what do the police make of Glanz's death?

4. What does Qwilleran notice about Nicolas's hat?

5. What is odd about the wall in the apartment Iris shows Qwilleran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have the policemen concluded about Andy's death?

2. What happens to Qwilleran as he leaves Ben Nicolas' shop?

3. How does the author use conversation at the auction to introduce the main complications of the plot?

4. What information bombshell does Sylvia Katzenhide inadvertently drop when Qwilleran calls on her?

5. Describe Qwilleran's feelings about Ben Nicolas.

6. Why does Iris come to Qwilleran's apartment early one morning?

7. How does Yum Yum contribute to the mystery?

8. In what way is Mary Duxbury (aka Mary Duckworth) a typical femme fatale in the novel?

9. Describe the character of C. C. Cobb.

10. What happens to prevent Iris from reading Qwilleran's palm?

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