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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whom does White want Blue to keep an eye on?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

4. Who is the editor that the narrator contacts to publish Fanshawe's work?
(a) Roger Fanshawe.
(b) Stuart Black.
(c) Stuart Green.
(d) Sam Smith.

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

6. What disease does Fanshawe's father have?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Gout.

7. For which of Fanshawe's friends does he write love letters to his girlfriend Sue-Anne?
(a) Roy Cutbirth.
(b) Otis Smart.
(c) Jeffrey Brown.
(d) Paul Schiff.

8. What drink does Black order during his second encounter with Blue?
(a) A Black and White on the rocks.
(b) A Tom Collins.
(c) A Black and Tan.
(d) A Manhattan.

9. Where does Blue go to watch Jackie Robinson play baseball?
(a) Ebbets Field.
(b) Wrigley Field.
(c) Shea Stadium.
(d) Madison Square Garden.

10. What year is it when Blue begins work on the case?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1987.

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

12. What does Blue watch Black do every day?
(a) Drink bourbon and smoke.
(b) Cook and clean.
(c) Read and write.
(d) Watch television.

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

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

15. Where did Fanshawe tell his wife he was going on the day he disappeared?
(a) To Atlantic City to gamble.
(b) To New Jersey to visit his mother.
(c) To Broadway to see a musical.
(d) To Manhattan to meet with a client.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do after receiving Fanshawe's letter?

2. On what occasion does the sexual relationship between the narrator and Sophie Fanshawe begin?

3. In the story The Locked Room, when did the narrator meet Fanshawe?

4. What summer job does the narrator of The Locked Room have in June of 1970?

5. According to the information provided in the first paragraph of Ghosts, who is it that walks through the door, thus beginning the story?

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