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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Miss Duckworth go to the Andy Glanz's shop the night she discovered the body?
2. Who is the furniture refinisher Iris Cobb identifies?
3. What puts Qwilleran off about Ben Nicolas?
4. What does Miss Duckworth agree to give Qwilleran to use in his newspaper article?
5. What is the customer like who enters Ben's shop while Qwilleran is there?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the cab driver's conversation with Qwilleran on the way to Junktown a foreshadowing of the novel?
2. Discuss the drunk Qwilleran talks to in Junktown.
3. Why does Iris not buy the police explanation of what happened?
4. Explain the deciding factor for Qwilleran to take the apartment.
5. What have the policemen concluded about Andy's death?
6. Discuss the common theme of a series of novels that includes "The Cat Who Turned On and Off".
7. What startling suggestion does Qwilleran offer Mary regarding Andy's death?
8. How does the author use conversation at the auction to introduce the main complications of the plot?
9. Describe the character of C. C. Cobb.
10. What does Qwilleran learn about Mary after she has had a couple of glasses of scotch?
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 "The Art of Collecting Antiques". (1) Discuss how Mary is an authority on the value of antiques, (2) how just because a thing is old does not make it valuable, and (3) where the best places are to go looking for antiques. To spruce up your essay, you might want to research examples of people who have found fortunes at yard sales and in junk shops.
Essay Topic 2
In two or more type written double spaced pages, write an essay on "Murder Mysteries Set Before the 21st Century". You may want to use example of writers beside Braun (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ellery Queen, etc.) to discuss how clues and reasoning provide the solutions to the mysteries as opposed to DNA samples and other modern day crime solving techniques.
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?
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