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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. What is the surprising purchase made by C. C. Cobb at the auction?
(a) The Macintosh Coat of Arms.
(b) The broken chandelier.
(c) The finial Glanz apparently fell on.
(d) The ladder Glanz fell from.

2. What crime does Qwilleran try to solve?
(a) The death of a respected antiques dealer.
(b) The drug dealing in Junktown.
(c) The murder of Koko and Yum Yum.
(d) The disappearing MacIntosh Arms.

3. What does Qwilleran discover when he arrives in Junktown?
(a) The stores are all closed.
(b) The police are questioning people.
(c) There is a fire in one of the shops.
(d) There is a street fair going on.

4. What interests Qwilleran in a writing contest at the Daily Fluxion?
(a) The chance to get a staff job.
(b) The assigned subject matter.
(c) Something to do.
(d) A substantial cash prize.

5. What is the Daily Fluxion?
(a) An eccentric clock.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) An antique magazine.
(d) The changing tides.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miss Duckworth make a melodramatic appearance in the novel?

2. What is Russell doing when Qwilleran drops in?

3. Besides Miss Duckworth, what hint does Sylvia drop about Andy Glanz?

4. Who are Koko and Yum Yum?

5. why does Iris wake Qwilleran the morning after their dinner in the Cobbs's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the drunk Qwilleran talks to in Junktown.

2. Describe how Qwilleran comes up with the idea of writing a feature called "Christmas in Junktown."

3. How does Patch refute the suggestion that he was fired by Andy Glanz for drinking.

4. How does Yum Yum contribute to the mystery?

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

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

7. When Qwilleran sees Mary again, why is see cool and distant like she was when he first met her?

8. How does Qwilleran learn more about Mary Duckworth?

9. What startling suggestion does Qwilleran offer Mary regarding Andy's death?

10. After feeding the cats, what disappoints Qwilleran?

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