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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 does Iris tell Qwilleran about the ghost, Mathilda?
(a) She only appears during a full moon.
(b) She moans a lot at night.
(c) She keeps hiding her glasses.
(d) She turns the pages of books.

2. After leaving the Three Weird Sisters shop, where does Qwilleran go?
(a) To the shop run by Ben Nicholas.
(b) Back to Miss Duckworth's shop.
(c) To talk to Iris Cobb.
(d) To his apartment to check on his cats.

3. What is strange about the phone call to Miss Duckworth's shop when Qwilleran answers the phone?
(a) Mary takes the call upstairs.
(b) The caller hangs up.
(c) There is heavy breathing on the line.
(d) Mary refuses to answer it.

4. Why does Qwilleran get out Webster's dictionary?
(a) To see if Koko will help him find a clue.
(b) To find out about finials.
(c) To look up the meanings of Cluthra, Amberina, and Ivrene.
(d) To boost himself up in his low chair.

5. What does Qwilleran learn from overhearing customers in the Blue Dragon?
(a) That Miss Duckworth was Glanz's girlfriend.
(b) That Miss Duckworth has a criminal record.
(c) That Glanz was a drug dealer.
(d) That Glanz was two-timing several women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Qwilleran disappointed before dinner after returning from Nicolas's shop?

2. What seems to have no explanation at the crime scene?

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

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

5. What does Qwilleran learn about Iris Cobb at the auction?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After feeding the cats, what disappoints Qwilleran?

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

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

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

6. What is the apartment like that Iris shows Qwilleran?

7. Discuss the drunk Qwilleran talks to in Junktown.

8. What questions are raised in the mind of the reader when the Mackintosh Coat of Arms is introduced?

9. Discuss the relationship between Qwilleran and his cats.

10. Explain the deciding factor for Qwilleran to take the apartment.

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