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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Pollifax realize when being interrogated?
(a) She is very frightened.
(b) She will die in captivity.
(c) She can easily escape.
(d) She is not scared.

3. What does Farrell see out of the window of the airplane during its descent?
(a) Mountains.
(b) The beach.
(c) A jungle.
(d) A sandy terrain.

4. What game does Mrs. Pollifax play on the airplane when not drugged?
(a) Chess.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Solitaire.
(d) Poker.

5. What type of home does Mrs. Pollifax live in?
(a) A hotel room.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A large house.
(d) A condo.

6. Who is supposed to be sending a package to Mexico City?
(a) Moses.
(b) Malcolm.
(c) Jamison.
(d) Tirpak.

7. What book is Mrs. Pollifax supposed to ask about while in Mexico City?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) David Copperfield.
(c) Marie Antoinette.
(d) A Tale of Two Cities.

8. Who's body is found in Chapter 6?
(a) Carstairs.
(b) Jane.
(c) Senor DeGamez.
(d) Roger.

9. Where is Mrs. Pollifax when she awakens in Chapter 5?
(a) An airplane.
(b) The trunk of a car.
(c) A prison cell.
(d) A boat.

10. What does Vassovic grant Mrs. Pollifax access to?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A pen knife.
(d) A gun.

11. When Farrell is taken from his cell, what does Mrs. Pollifax hear?
(a) Gunfire and shouting.
(b) Crying and talking.
(c) Crying and shouting.
(d) Laughter and talking.

12. In what year does Farrell become a spy?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1947.

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

14. Who is Mrs. Pollifax introduced to in Chapter 7?
(a) John Farrell.
(b) General Perdido.
(c) Roger.
(d) Senor DeGamez.

15. Who's room is searched in Chapter 6?
(a) Jane.
(b) Roger.
(c) Carstairs.
(d) Mrs. Pollifax.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suffers a bullet to the arm and a broken leg?

2. What does Carstairs learn about Mrs. Pollifax after hiring her?

3. Why is Mrs. Pollifax taken to the back room at the bookstore?

4. What does Lulash bring to Mrs. Pollifax as a gift?

5. What is Carstairs looking for in order to help him in Mexico City?

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