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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1 of The Locked Room, from whom does the narrator receive a letter?
(a) Sophie Fanshawe.
(b) Fanshawe.
(c) Ben Fanshawe.
(d) Fanshawe's mother.

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

4. 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) The narrator was much thinner than Fanshawe.
(d) They looked like brothers, almost twins.

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) His mother.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many suitcases does Fanshawe's work fill?

2. According to Jane Fanshawe, who is responsible for the fact that Fanshawe never published any of his work?

3. What is the name of the film about the private eye starring Robert Mitchum that Blue goes to see?

4. For which of Fanshawe's friends does he write love letters to his girlfriend Sue-Anne?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Which of Fanshawe's works does the narrator choose to show first to the editor? What is the editor's reaction to the work?

2. What is difficult for Blue about writing the monthly reports of Black's activities for White to read? What does he want to include in the reports to make them more truthful?

3. What does the manuscript contain that Blue takes from Black's apartment after beating him up? How does the story end?

4. According to the narrator's recollection, why does Fanshawe give his birthday gift to Dennis Walden? What is the outcome and why is this incident significant for the narrator?

5. During their second conversation, what is Black's response when Blue asks him if the man he watches knows he is being watched? How does Black justify his answer?

6. What does Blue want to do when he thinks about the future Mrs. Blue? How does this make him realize that he is changing?

7. Who told Blue stories about the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge? What was this person's profession and what became of him?

8. When Blue enters Black's apartment disguised as the Fuller Brush man, what does Black tell Blue his profession is? When Blue later breaks into Black's apartment and steals the papers from his desk, what does he find them to contain?

9. In the early period of the case, what two extreme attitudes does Blue experience? How does each of these extreme conditions make him feel?

10. What does the narrator learn about Fanshawe through his interviews with Fanshawe's friends and family? What is he looking for that he does not find?

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