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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. Who is the mysterious and beautiful owner of the Blue Dragon?
(a) Sylvia Katzenhide.
(b) Iris Cobb.
(c) Miss Applebee.
(d) Miss Duckworth.

2. Who the Mathilda that Iris tells Qwilleran about?
(a) The ghost in her house.
(b) A vagabond woman in the neighborhood.
(c) A woman involved in witchcraft.
(d) Another of the junk dealers.

3. Who is the flamboyant next door neighbor in the apartment house?
(a) Hollis Prantz.
(b) Ben Nicholas.
(c) Russell Patch.
(d) Sylvia Katzenhide.

4. What does Iris suggest some people disliked about Glanz?
(a) His high commitment to professional integrity.
(b) His snobbery and reclusiveness.
(c) His philandering.
(d) His cheating the clients with fake antiques.

5. What indicates that the police think Andy's death was just an accident?
(a) They believe Andy was a drug dealer.
(b) They rule out suicide.
(c) There is no investigation.
(d) They do not put the shop off limits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the surprising purchase made by C. C. Cobb at the auction?

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

3. What does Qwilleran question Miss Duckworth about when she found the body of Glanz?

4. What was the bad feeling between Andy Glanz and Russell Patch?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Qwilleran learn about Mary after she has had a couple of glasses of scotch?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. After feeding the cats, what disappoints Qwilleran?

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

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