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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. Where is Iris Cobb's apartment she offers Qwilleran?
(a) Over her antique shop.
(b) Next door to her antique shop.
(c) On the other side of Junktown.
(d) Behind her antique shop.

2. What is the one shop Qwilleran eventually finds open?
(a) Cobb House Junk.
(b) Too Good to be Threw.
(c) The Opium Inn.
(d) Blue Dragon Antiques.

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

4. What is Qwilleran doing when Iris Cobb enters his room?
(a) Just getting out of the shower.
(b) Making a list of everyone he's talked to.
(c) Working on his Junktown story.
(d) Looking for the cats.

5. What is the idea Qwilleran comes up with as an article for the writing contest?
(a) Christmas in Junktown.
(b) Odd characters in Junktown.
(c) Murder in Junktown.
(d) Stray cats in Junktown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What offerings does Yum Yum bring to Qwilleran?

2. Why is the area called Junktown?

3. How is Iris helpful to Qwilleran at the auction?

4. Why does Qwilleran get out Webster's dictionary?

5. Returning from the Press Club, what odd thing does Qwilleran notice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Qwilleran's feelings about Ben Nicolas.

4. What is Mary Duckworth's confession to Qwilleran?

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

6. How is the cab driver's conversation with Qwilleran on the way to Junktown a foreshadowing of the novel?

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

8. Discuss the drunk Qwilleran talks to in Junktown.

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

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

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