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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dee ask the proprietor to tell her?
(a) The birthplace of Modigliani.
(b) The name of the art gallery.
(c) How mcuh she owes him for her room.
(d) Where the cathedral is.

2. What is the relationship between Willow and Lampeth?
(a) They are partners in the gallery.
(b) They are both art dealers for different galleries.
(c) They are mere acquaintances.
(d) They are worker and boss at the gallery.

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

4. Why does Lipsey choose an inexpensive hotel room to stay in during his investigation?
(a) It is part of his camoflouge.
(b) He thinks that he might learn something there.
(c) He can't afford an expensive one.
(d) It is his style.

5. How much does Peter plan on making from the scam?
(a) A few thousand.
(b) One million.
(c) A hundred thousand.
(d) A half a million.

6. How does Lipsey get the address of where Dee is staying in Livorno?
(a) He gets an impression off of a paper using a pencil.
(b) The landlady gives it to him.
(c) It is on a pad on Dee's nightstand.
(d) It is hanging on Dee's refrigerator.

7. Where does Julian find his father-in-law when he goes to request more money?
(a) At his home.
(b) At a tavern.
(c) In a restaurant.
(d) On the golf course.

8. Why did Modigliani have to get rid of his paintings?
(a) He had to use it for rent.
(b) He needed money to move out of Paris.
(c) He had to feed his family.
(d) He had no money for rent and had to move.

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

10. Why does Dee wear a shirt under her sleeveless dress to the church?
(a) Catholics don't allow bare arms in church.
(b) She thought the outfit looked more modest.
(c) She thought that she would be cold.
(d) Catholics don't allow any part of the chest to show.

11. What had Modigliani done with most of his paintings that he painted while he was high?
(a) He burned them.
(b) He sold them.
(c) He threw them in the trash.
(d) He gave them away.

12. What does Tom Copper describe himself as to Samantha when he first meets her at the party?
(a) A wide boy.
(b) A painter.
(c) An inspector.
(d) An architect.

13. How does Lipsey get the landlord to let him into Dee's apartment?
(a) He claims to be her cousin.
(b) He claims to be a delivery man.
(c) He claims to be her father.
(d) He claims to be an interior decorator.

14. What do they all do once the policeman leaves Peter's house?
(a) Have a drink.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Give up on the scam.
(d) Call a lawyer.

15. What does Julian notice on the wall of Samantha's house?
(a) A postcard from Paris.
(b) A picture of a Modigliani.
(c) A postcard from Livorno.
(d) A picture of his wife and another man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles Lampeth miss as he reflects about life after dinner at his friends?

2. Who has Mad Mitch found to back his and Peter's scam?

3. What did the rabbi tell Dee about the painting she was searching for?

4. What does Julian decide that he needs in order to secure his future?

5. What does Mad Mitch respond when Peter asks him what he thinks of his painting?

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