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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. Who does Mrs. Pollifax invite into her home for tea at the end of the novel?
(a) Jane.
(b) Carstairs.
(c) Mrs. Hartshorne.
(d) Roger.

2. When Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man are picked up for rescue, who does Mrs. Pollifax contact?
(a) Carstairs.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jane.
(d) Her husband.

3. What do Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man steal in order to escape?
(a) A yacht.
(b) A sail boat.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A horse.

4. What becomes clear will be the fate of Farrell after his injuries?
(a) He will have splints for the rest of his life.
(b) He will die.
(c) He will live.
(d) He will be crippled for the rest of his life.

5. Who is unable to crawl due to splints?
(a) Mrs. Pollifax.
(b) Farrell.
(c) Lulash.
(d) The Chinese man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Pollifax steal from Adem?

2. What do Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell discover on their escape?

3. What is set on fire by the Chinese man?

4. Where do Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell hide from the guards during their escape?

5. Who does Mrs. Pollifax inform that Adem is a spy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the things that happen at the party of Lulash and Vassovic.

2. Discuss the reasons for Farrell's foul mood when Mrs. Pollifax returns from her daily walk in Chapter 14.

3. How does Carstairs finally find Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell in Chapter 20?

4. What happens when Farrell tells Mrs. Pollifax to leave him behind when she escapes?

5. What does Mrs. Pollifax discover on her daily walk?

6. What does Mrs. Pollifax learn about Adem Nexht on her daily walk?

7. Discuss the cave the Chinese man finds in Chapter 20 and the purpose it serves.

8. How do Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man distract their pursuers in Chapter 19?

9. Discuss the plan of escape that Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man use with the help of the woman who sees them escaping.

10. Discuss the sail boat Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man steal and the teamwork they have with one another.

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