View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Duckworth talk Qwilleran into buying?

2. What crime does Qwilleran try to solve?

3. What is the basis for the argument between C. C. and Iris?

4. How does Miss Duckworth explain Andrew Glanz's death?

5. What is the customer like who enters Ben's shop while Qwilleran is there?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Qwilleran's feelings about Ben Nicolas.

2. Discuss the drunk Qwilleran talks to in Junktown.

3. How does Iris Cobb evaluate Andy Glanz?

4. What information bombshell does Sylvia Katzenhide inadvertently drop when Qwilleran calls on her?

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

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

7. What is Mary Duckworth's confession to Qwilleran?

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

9. How does Patch refute the suggestion that he was fired by Andy Glanz for drinking.

10. What is Riker's advice to Qwilleran after he tells the editor about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Andy's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In two or more type written double spaced pages, write an essay on "Lilian Jackson Braun as a Mystery Writer". Select three or more elements of style (e.g., vocabulary, literary tools such as similes and metaphors, and/or building suspense at the end of a chapter to keep the pages turning. Discuss your selections in detail, and give your opinion as to Braun's effectiveness with these elements.

Essay Topic 2

In two or more type written double spaced pages, write an essay on "How Qwilleran is Portrayed as a Cat Lover". Use in your essay the following: (1) Qwilleran will not rent an apartment unless cats are permitted to live there, (2) the special food Qwilleran is always bringing to his felines, and (3) the way Qwilleran talks to the cats and his interpretations of things they bring him to see.

Essay Topic 3

In two or more type written double spaced pages, write an essay on "Qwilleran's Character as a Lover of Cats". Three questions should be answered in your essay: (1) Does Qwilleran's affinity to his cats make him appear weak? (2) Does his care for Koko and Yum Yum transfer over into his concern for people? (3) Does Qwilleran overestimate the ability of his cats to help him find clues?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 722 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample