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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 Qwilleran learn Russell's roommate actually does?
(a) He writes novels.
(b) He plays the stock market.
(c) He drives a limousine.
(d) He is an actor.

2. What had Mary found at Andy's place identical to what Qwilleran found in his apartment?
(a) A newspaper clipping.
(b) A strangely folded twenty-dollar bill.
(c) A feather.
(d) A piece of lead pipe.

3. What innuendo does Ivy make about Iris Cobb?
(a) That she may have murdered her first husband.
(b) That she is a bigamist.
(c) That she knows who murdered C. C.
(d) That she is in love with Qwilleran.

4. How do the cats behave when Qwilleran and Mary almost kiss?
(a) By jumping up on Qwilleran and Mary.
(b) By hiding under the bed.
(c) With an outburst of hissing and yowling.
(d) By disappearing from Qwilleran's apartment.

5. During their conversation, what does Mary reveal about her quarrel with Andy the night of his death?
(a) His involvment with Iris.
(b) His fake antiques.
(c) Hhis not answering her calls.
(d) His involvement with Cluthra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thinking about what he saw in the dust at the theatre, what does Qwilleran believe caused the swirl pattern?

2. Who visits Qwilleran in his apartment only to be snubbed by Koko?

3. What does Qwilleran do for Iris Cobb during her extended absence?

4. What does Hollis Prantz come looking for at the Cobbs's building?

5. What do Qwilleran and Mary discover in his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. what does Qwilleran eventually learn about how Russell Patch has the money to buy all his expensive equipment?

2. What information does Mrs. McGuffey give Qwilleran that might possibly prove to be a motive for Andy's murder?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Qwilleran leash Koko and take him of a tour of the Cobb building?

10. What arrangement does Qwilleran make with Mary?

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