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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. While Qwilleran is in Iris's shop, who surprises him with a visit?
(a) Mary Duxbury's father.
(b) Koko and Yum Yum.
(c) Riker's wife, Rosie.
(d) Another reporter from the Fluxion.

2. Back home, what does Iris say about the radio Hollis Prantz was looking for?
(a) C. C. had sold the radio.
(b) She never stocked radios.
(c) The radio is in her apartment.
(d) Fhe wasn't saving any radio for him.

3. Where do Qwilleran and Ben go on a late night "scrounge."?
(a) The Gaston Museum.
(b) The Ellsworth House.
(c) Andy's shop.
(d) The Garrick Theatre.

4. What was Andy contemplating on selling, according to Mary Duckworth?
(a) The ladder he supposedly fell off of.
(b) The light fixture destroyed on the night of his death.
(c) His entire shop.
(d) The finial he fell on.

5. What was the original purpose of the space Qwilleran and Mary discover?
(a) To get from the third floor to the first.
(b) To hide runaway slaves.
(c) To store old furniture.
(d) To escape if there is a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mary suspect was giving her crank calls?

2. What is Qwilleran first told Russell's roommate does for a living?

3. What had C. C. hinted about Ben's financial situation?

4. Who do Qwilleran and Iris suspect killed C. C.?

5. What is Cluthra's theory about Mary's broken foot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain who Qwilleran suspects of having gone to the Ellsworth House.

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

3. How does Koko inadvertently solve the mystery?

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

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

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

7. What arrangement does Qwilleran make with Mary?

8. What does Mary find strange about Qwilleran's list of sales and inquiries while he was manning Iris's shop?

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

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

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