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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Mad Mitch set up for his and Peter's scam?
(a) A gallery that will buy their paintings.
(b) A bank account.
(c) A newspaper ad.
(d) A studio for painting.

2. How does Lipsey get rough with the old man who will not answer his questions?
(a) Lipsey forces the old man to sit in a chair as he grills him.
(b) Lipsey tells him that Dee is a criminal and dangerous.
(c) Lipsey tells him that he will tell the police there is drug-taking in his room.
(d) Lipsey pushes the old man against a wall.

3. How does Sarah react when Julian asks her for more money?
(a) She becomes belligerent.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) She storms out of the house.
(d) She becomes physically abusive.

4. What does Lipsey have for lunch after he has investigated all morning?
(a) Fish and white wine.
(b) Steak and red wine.
(c) Duck and a cigar.
(d) A burger and beer.

5. How does Julian blackmail Sarah?
(a) He tells her that he will tell her father about her behavior.
(b) He takes pictures of her in a compromising position.
(c) He says that she can have a divorce if she gives him money.
(d) He will not tell her father's secret about being broke if she gives him money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom say that he and Samantha should do with Lord Caldwell's art collection?

2. How does Peter Usher react to the news that Lampeth gives him at the gallery reception?

3. Who did Dee send a postcard to to tell about the search in Poglio?

4. How does the baker look at the girl who comes in for fresh bread in the opening of the story?

5. What does Dee want to write her thesis about?

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