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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) Being so honest and open at their last meeting.
(b) Refusing to talk to the police.
(c) Not having meet Qwilleran before.
(d) Not selling him the coat of arms.

2. What invitation does Qwilleran receive the day after he injured his knee?
(a) Lunch at the Three Sisters.
(b) Dinner at the Cobbs's residence.
(c) A drive around Junktown with Nicolas.
(d) Dinner with Miss Duckworth.

3. Why does Miss Duckworth try to sell the Mackintosh Coat of Arms to Qwilleran?
(a) Because he is Scottish.
(b) Because he asked questions about it.
(c) Because he likes antiques.
(d) Because he is strong enough to lift it.

4. What remark of Qwilleran's makes Mary uncomfortable?
(a) That Andy could not have fallen from the ladder.
(b) That she should not have gone to Andy's shop.
(c) That Andy probably had it coming to him.
(d) That Andy might have been murdered.

5. With what is Miss Duckworth frustrated?
(a) With being suspected of murder.
(b) With getting respect from the civic government.
(c) With the gossip surrounding her and Glanz.
(d) Wth the nosiness of the neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Miss Duckworth go to the Andy Glanz's shop the night she discovered the body?

2. What does Qwilleran discover when he returns to his apartment after dinner?

3. What is the basis for the argument between C. C. and Iris?

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

5. What kind of car does Russell Patch drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the relationship between Qwilleran and his cats.

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

4. Discuss Mary Duxbury aka Mary Duckworth as a character.

5. Discuss the common theme of a series of novels that includes "The Cat Who Turned On and Off".

6. What is Riker's advice to Qwilleran after he tells the editor about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Andy's death?

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

8. How does Qwilleran happen to get an invitation to Mary Duckworth 's place his first night in his apartment?

9. How does Yum Yum contribute to the mystery?

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

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