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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 Ben comes to Qwilleran's room for a visit, what does Qwilleran try to get him to admit?
(a) That he was at the Ellsworth House the night of the murder.
(b) That he is the drug dealer Qwilleran is looking for.
(c) That he knows who killed C. C. Cobb.
(d) That he entices Koko into his apartment.

2. After leaving the police station, who is the person he leaves Iris with?
(a) Cluthra.
(b) Mary Duckworth.
(c) A nurse at the hospital.
(d) Ben Nicolas.

3. What had C. C. hinted about Ben's financial situation?
(a) That he is facing bankruptcy.
(b) That he draws Social Security.
(c) That he has a secret source of income.
(d) That he is behind on his rent.

4. What is Qwilleran first told Russell's roommate does for a living?
(a) That he is a manicurist.
(b) That he is a secretary.
(c) That he is a chef.
(d) That he is a hairdresser.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Qwilleran take a cat to Russell Patch's apartment?

2. At Patch's house, what sends Koko into a frenzy?

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

4. Who tells Qwilleran that Iris Cobb's assumed ghost was really C. C. playing tricks on his wife?

5. what illegal activity does Qwilleran learn about from the manuscript?

Short Essay Questions

1. What amusing information does Cluthra provide when Qwilleran goes to visit her?

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

3. Who does Qwilleran suspect the drug dealer to be?

4. What other mystery does Koko uncover at the end of the novel?

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

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

7. What does Riker tell Qwilleran about his writing when Qwilleran drops in at the Fluxion office?

8. What does Qwilleran learn from reading the manuscript that explains the calls for horse braces?

9. What was C. C. supposedly looking for in the Ellsworth house?

10. While Iris is away, what does Hollis Prantz come looking for?

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