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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 Miss Duckworth talk Qwilleran into buying?
(a) The Mackintosh Coat of Arms.
(b) An art deco lamp.
(c) The finial that Glanz fell on.
(d) A roll-top desk.

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

3. Who deos Qwilleran find at the house on the end of the street?
(a) Russell Patch.
(b) C. C. Cobb.
(c) Sylvia Katzenhide.
(d) Mary Duckworth.

4. When Iris drops in on Qwilleran, what is her appearance/
(a) She looks distressed.
(b) She is frazzled and wears no makeup.
(c) She is wearing her nightgown and robe.
(d) She is dressed up and has makeup on.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Qwilleran run into at the grocery store?

2. Who had formerly lived in the apartment?

3. How do Qwilleran's words and manner affect Miss Duckworth?

4. How is Russell Patch's story different from Miss Duckworth's?

5. What is the gossip about the finial?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the character of C. C. Cobb.

3. What happens to prevent Iris from reading Qwilleran's palm?

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

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

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

7. How does Iris Cobb evaluate Andy Glanz?

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

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

10. Why does Iris not buy the police explanation of what happened?

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