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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Sophie and the narrator meet to discuss Fanshawe's work at the narrator's suggestion?
(a) A fast food restaurant.
(b) Sophie Fanshawe's apartment.
(c) A fashionable French restaurant.
(d) The narrator's apartment.

2. From where was Fanshawe's letter postmarked?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Mexico City.

3. 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."
(a) Kant.
(b) Hume.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Spinoza.

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

5. In the narrator's recollection about second grade, to whom does Fanshawe give the present intended for the birthday boy?
(a) Dennis Walden.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) The narrator.
(d) His mother.

6. 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 sends her a telegram but she never receives it.
(c) He writes her a letter and does not receive a reply.
(d) No one answers his telephone call.

7. What is a speculum?
(a) A shallow pool of water.
(b) Mirror or looking glass.
(c) A part of the large intestine.
(d) A musical instrument.

8. What is the name of the first novel of Fanshawe's that the narrator gives to the editor?
(a) Neverland.
(b) Timberland.
(c) Blubberland.
(d) Candyland.

9. On what occasion does the sexual relationship between the narrator and Sophie Fanshawe begin?
(a) On the narrator's birthday.
(b) On Sophie Fanshawe's birthday.
(c) On the day that Fanshawe's work is accepted by the publisher.
(d) On the day that they meet to discuss Fanshawe's work for the first time.

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

11. What does Black tell Blue that he thinks the man he is observing is writing?
(a) The story of his life.
(b) A historical novel.
(c) A cookbook.
(d) Poetry.

12. To whom does Blue write a letter about the case asking for advice?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

13. What is the word that the narrator uses to describe his attitude toward Fanshawe that is more accurate than envy?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Shame.
(c) Adoration.
(d) Suspicion.

14. What are the two nicknames by which Fanshawe was known on the ship?
(a) The "Boy" and the "Lady's man."
(b) The "Kid" and the "Professor."
(c) The "Captain" and the "Writer."
(d) The "Baby" and the "Doctor."

15. During their second conversation, what does Black tell Blue that he does for a living?
(a) He says he is a private detective.
(b) He says he is an insurance salesman.
(c) He says he is a teacher.
(d) He says he is a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the impulse driving the narrator in Chapter 7 of The Locked Room?

2. What words are used to describe Blue's state of mind during the early period of the case?

3. Which of Fanshawe's friends from Harvard had his father arranged for Fanshawe's job on an oil tanker?

4. How does the narrator respond to the rumor that Fanshawe never existed and that he had written the works himself?

5. When was the last time the narrator can remember seeing Fanshawe?

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