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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. What kind of a phone call does Louis believe that he is answering?

2. How long does it take Mitch and Anne to sell all of the paintings?

3. Who handles the press statement for the art dealers?

4. Why did the priest lie to Mike and Dee?

5. Where does Cardwell keep the key to the door of the art collection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arnaz's last line, " I had faith in you baby" suggest about the entire scam?

2. How does Julian wind up with a forgery of the Modigliani twice?

3. How does Tom get what is rightfully coming to him?

4. How does the search for the Modigliani bring Dee and Mike closer together?

5. What phone call does Louis Broom get at the newspaper that surprises him?

6. How do each of the art dealers feel about the request from the forgers and what agreement do they come to?

7. Who next comes to visit the priest in Poglio? What information is he looking for and what does the priest tell him?

8. What is the set-up for selling the forgeries?

9. What does Lipsey find at the chateau that Mike sends him to?

10. How do Mitch and Peter respond to the write-up in the newspaper about themselves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you identify the mystery of the novel and explain how the investigation illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Peter and Mitch. How are their values alike? How are they different? How are their lives similar? How are they different? How is their way of thought the same or different?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist? Defend your answers with evidence from the book.

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