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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 do Qwilleran and Mary discover about Andy's unreported income?
(a) It was hidden in the flue of the pot bellied stove.
(b) It was hidden in the secret compartment.
(c) It was hidden behind the book pages papering the walls.
(d) It was hidden inside the matress of Qwilleran's bed.

2. What does Qwilleran learn about the Chandelier in Andy's shop?
(a) It was a fake with glass instead of crystal.
(b) The Rikers were the couple who came to buy it.
(c) It has been exchanged for another chandelier.
(d) It had faulty wiring.

3. Who is Cluthra, the woman C. C. was having an affair with?
(a) One of the Three Weird Sisters.
(b) Iris's sister.
(c) A woman reporter.
(d) Miss Duckworth's aunt.

4. Why does Qwilleran think people will be astonished when he enters the Press Club dinner?
(a) His date is Cluthra.
(b) His date is Mary Duxbury.
(c) His date is Sylvia Katzenhide.
(d) His date is Iris Cobb.

5. What does Qwilleran find in the new desk Iris gave him?
(a) Old newspaper clippings.
(b) An old Royal typewriter.
(c) A pair of horse braces.
(d) C. C.'s tape machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose boot sole matches a footprint Qwilleran found in the Elsworth house?

2. On his outing with Ben, what important observation does Qwilleran make?

3. What is Qwilleran's impression of Hollis Prantz?

4. After Mary leaves, what does Qwilleran ask his cats?

5. While Prantz is searching for radios in C. C.'s apartment, whet does Qwilleran notice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Braun draw out the suspense with Qwilleran's reading of Andy's manuscript?

2. Why does Qwilleran finally get around to hanging the Mackintosh coat of arms, and who comes to help him do it?

3. What arrangement does Qwilleran make with Ben Nicolas?

4. What is the significance of the surprise visitor to Iris's shop while Qwilleran is taking his turn managing it?

5. After Mary leaves, what does Qwilleran do to show that he is a genuine cat lover?

6. Why do Qwilleran and Mary move the bookshelf in his apartment?

7. What information does Mrs. McGuffey give Qwilleran about the Cobb house?

8. What is the evidence Qwilleran discovers outside the Ellsworth House?

9. Why does Mary seem much happier when Qwilleran sees her after C. C.'s murder?

10. After going to the Garrick Theatre with Ben, what does Qwilleran observe at the bar called The Lion's Tail?

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