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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ailment does Mrs. Pollifax inform a guard of when arriving at their destination?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) A headcold.
(c) A headache.
(d) A pinched nerve.

2. Who is introduced to Mrs. Pollifax during her interrogation?
(a) General Hoong.
(b) General Sun.
(c) General Malky.
(d) General Malcolm.

3. What word does Mrs. Pollifax use to describe the real Senor DeGamez?
(a) Attractive.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Charming.
(d) Nice.

4. What does Mrs. Pollifax admit to Farrell in Chapter 9?
(a) She is firghtened.
(b) She is a spy.
(c) She is a widow.
(d) she is over 60 years old.

5. Who is taken by Mrs. Pollifax's appearance?
(a) Tirpak.
(b) Carstairs.
(c) Roger.
(d) Malcolm.

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

7. After waiting for some time, where is Mrs. Pollifax taken?
(a) An interrogation room.
(b) A prison cell.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) A waiting lounge.

8. Who does Mrs. Pollifax feel looks down upon her?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her son.
(c) Mrs. Hearth.
(d) Mrs. Hartshorne.

9. What best describes the location that Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell are finally taken to?
(a) Hot; tents only.
(b) Desolate; stone buildings.
(c) Desolate; no building.
(d) Leafy; stucco buildings.

10. What are Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell told to do to finish the last leg of their trip?
(a) Ride in a hot air balloon.
(b) Swim.
(c) Ride horses.
(d) Ride donkeys.

11. Who does Farrell inform Mrs. Pollifax that he knows?
(a) Lulash.
(b) Farrell.
(c) Carstairs.
(d) Vassovic.

12. What does Farrell say he will have to do before he can be questioned?
(a) Come up with a fake story to tell.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Hide.
(d) Run.

13. What is Mrs. Pollifax tied to when she awakens in Chapter 5?
(a) A radiator.
(b) A man.
(c) A railing.
(d) A bed.

14. Who does Mrs. Pollifax accuse of stealing from her room?
(a) Farrell.
(b) Carstairs.
(c) Perdido.
(d) General Hoong.

15. Who is amazed by Mrs. Pollifax's questions?
(a) Vassovic.
(b) Farrell.
(c) Lulash.
(d) General Perdido.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Pollifax supposed to meet during her time in Mexico City?

2. What does Farrell say that he cannot allow his captors to do?

3. What does Mrs. Pollifax ask Farrell in Chapter 9?

4. What item(s) of Mrs. Pollifax is being examined by Perdido's men?

5. Who does Mrs. Pollifax recall a story of in Chapter 1?

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