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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Whole Sick Crew, and Chapter 3, In which Stencil, a quick-change artist, does eight impersonations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Alice?
(a) A British opera singer.
(b) The daughter of the ambassador.
(c) The missing child of Sir Wren.
(d) A young girl who Maxwell once loved that Victoria reminds him of.

2. On the last night before he leaves the Catskills, what does Benny see Rachel doing when he goes to talk to her?
(a) Hurting herself.
(b) Crying.
(c) Talking to her car.
(d) Fighting with her boyfriend.

3. Where does Waldetar work as a conductor?
(a) The Siberian railroad.
(b) The Egyptian opera.
(c) The Alexandria and Cairo express train.
(d) The British Philharmonic society.

4. When Benny goes down to the ship's deck to warm up, what does he play with the night watchman?
(a) A game of cat and mouse.
(b) Chess.
(c) Darts.
(d) Backgammon.

5. Who is Mildred?
(a) Victoria's aunt.
(b) Victoria's mother.
(c) Victoria's nemesis.
(d) Victoria's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Whole Sick Crew listen to at a jazz bar in Chapter 2?

2. Who is the world adventurer at the party that Rachel attends?

3. Who are the members of the Whole Sick Crew?

4. Who is the competitor for Lepsius's business?

5. What is the name of the tavern that Benny Profane enters in Norfolk, Virginia on Christmas Eve, 1955?

(see the answer key)

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