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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator apprehensive about opening the suitcases and reading Fanshawe's work?
(a) He doesn't want Fanshawe's work to be bad, but neither does he want it to be good.
(b) He remembers that Fanshawe liked to write about things that did not interest him.
(c) He worries that he will read something very personal about Sophie and Fanshawe's relationship.
(d) He has too much of his own work to do and is worried about the time it will take.

2. Where is the story Ghosts set?
(a) Boston.
(b) Rio de Janeiro.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

3. What happens when Blue finally decides to contact the future Mrs. Blue?
(a) They agree to meet in the park but she doesn't come.
(b) He writes her a letter and does not receive a reply.
(c) He sends her a telegram but she never receives it.
(d) No one answers his telephone call.

4. Where does the narrator go at the end of Chapter 7 without Sophie and Ben?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Ireland.

5. What conclusion does the narrator draw from the examples of La Chère and Da Ponte?
(a) Hard work equals success.
(b) Believe in the impossible.
(c) Cheaters never prosper.
(d) Lives make no sense.

6. What words are used to describe Blue's state of mind during the early period of the case?
(a) Depression and infatuation.
(b) Happiness and contentment.
(c) Tranquility and decision.
(d) Ambivalence and conflict.

7. What does Blue notice about White?
(a) He is wearing a disguise.
(b) He has a tattoo.
(c) He has an accent.
(d) He is balding.

8. What is the impulse driving the narrator in Chapter 7 of The Locked Room?
(a) To find Fanshawe.
(b) To repair his relationship with Sophie.
(c) To strengthen his relationship with Ben.
(d) To finish writing his book.

9. What is the number of the box at the Brooklyn Post Office to which Blue sends his monthly reports?
(a) 1,007.
(b) 1,947.
(c) 1,001.
(d) 312.

10. According to Jane Fanshawe, how did the narrator and Fanshawe compare physically as children?
(a) They looked very different.
(b) Fanshawe was much taller than the narrator.
(c) They looked like brothers, almost twins.
(d) The narrator was much thinner than Fanshawe.

11. What does the narrator begin to suspect that Fanshawe wants him to do?
(a) He suspects that Fanshawe wants him to write his biography.
(b) He suspects that Fanshawe wants him to kill his mother.
(c) He suspects that Fanshawe wants him to divorce Sophie.
(d) He suspects that Fanshawe wants him to kill him.

12. How old is Sophie when she meets the narrator of The Locked Room?
(a) Sixteen years old.
(b) Forty-six years old.
(c) Thirty-two years old.
(d) Twenty-six years old.

13. How many suitcases does Fanshawe's work fill?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

14. According to Fanshawe's letters, what was the hardest but most interesting job he had on the ship?
(a) A messman.
(b) An ordinary seaman.
(c) The captain.
(d) A utility man.

15. According to Jane Fanshawe, who is responsible for the fact that Fanshawe never published any of his work?
(a) Sophie Fanshawe.
(b) Ellen Fanshawe.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Jane Fanshawe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does Black order during his second encounter with Blue?

2. To which philosopher is attributed this quote that the narrator tacks onto the wall: "And when he dreams he does not want to write, he does not have the power to dream he wants to write; and when he dreams he wants to write, he does not have the power to dream he does not want to write."

3. What are the two nicknames by which Fanshawe was known on the ship?

4. From where was Fanshawe's letter postmarked?

5. What is the name of the science of reading bumps on the skull that Whitman believed in?

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