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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Sophie Fanshawe from originally?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Michigan.
(c) New York.
(d) Minnesota.

4. Where does Blue read about Gold and the case of the murdered child?
(a) Walden.
(b) TIme.
(c) True Detective.
(d) The newspaper.

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

6. What disguise does Blue use for his third encounter with Black?
(a) The landlord.
(b) The Fuller Brush man.
(c) The mailman.
(d) The cable repairman.

7. How does the narrator react to being in Fanshawe's room with his things?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He is happy and thinks about the good times they had.
(d) He is nervous and wants to leave.

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

9. What is the name of the film about the private eye starring Robert Mitchum that Blue goes to see?
(a) East of Eden.
(b) From Here to Eternity.
(c) Blast from the Past.
(d) Out of the Past.

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

11. What is absent from amongst Fanshawe's writings in the suitcase?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Letters and diaries.
(c) Plays.
(d) Novels.

12. What is the amount of the monetary advance White gives Blue?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

13. What is the name of the private detective who had worked for Sophie?
(a) Blue.
(b) Quinn.
(c) Auster.
(d) Brown.

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

15. Where is the apartment located that the narrator, Sophie and Ben move into after their marriage?
(a) Fifth Avenue.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Park Avenue.
(d) Riverside Drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blue find when he opens the door to Black's apartment after Black tells him to come in?

2. How does the man wearing the Halloween mask manage to escape from Blue?

3. While living in France, to which country does Fanshawe take a three-week trip?

4. What happens when Blue finally decides to contact the future Mrs. Blue?

5. What team does Jackie Robinson play for in 1947?

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