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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Pollifax deny when being interrogated by Perdido?
(a) Being a spy.
(b) Knowing Carstairs.
(c) Going to a bookstore in Mexico City.
(d) Knowing Farrell.

2. Who is considered a seasoned traveler?
(a) Roger.
(b) Mrs. Hartshorne.
(c) Mrs. Pollifax.
(d) Jane.

3. How old is John Farrell?
(a) 43.
(b) 55.
(c) 27.
(d) 41.

4. What happens to Mrs. Pollifax when she is in the back room at the bookstore?
(a) She gets in trouble by Carstairs.
(b) She starts humming a song.
(c) She is drugged.
(d) She is given a package.

5. What does Carstairs send to Roger and Jane?
(a) A telegram.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A postcard.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Perdido is being interrogated, what does she tell herself is the only real threat to her?

2. Who questions Mrs. Pollifax about the questions she posed on her second trip to the bookstore?

3. Who is the first person Mrs. Pollifax is taken to see during her captivity?

4. What does Mrs. Pollifax realize she has never been?

5. What does Mrs. Pollifax compare Mrs. Hartshorne to?

(see the answer key)

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