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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. When someone comes in asking for horse braces, what are they really looking for?

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

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

4. What distracts Qwilleran as he unfolds the piece of foil the cats have left for him?

5. What does Qwilleran notice in the drive of the Ellsworth house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yum Yum show Qwilleran and where was it?

2. What does Qwilleran find in Nicolas's apartment after he has a meal with him?

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

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

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

6. How does Braun draw out the suspense with Qwilleran's reading of Andy's manuscript?

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of the surprise visitor to Iris's shop while Qwilleran is taking his turn managing it?

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 "Qwilleran As a Detective". What are his credentials as a detective? Is there a link between a police detective and a journalist? How much does Qwilleran rely on the instincts of his cats? Is that realistic?

Essay Topic 3

In two or more type written double spaced pages, write an essay on "Double Standards of Morality". Using Glanz as an example, discuss his double standards from an apparent high moral ground to clandestine sexual affairs, concealing ill-gotten money, and passing moral judgments on others.

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