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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of publishing does Osbourne say he is thinking of going into?
(a) Poems.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Novels.
(d) Magazines.

2. What does Sarah say to Christopher about the Foundation dinner?
(a) Sarah says it has been a marvelous evening.
(b) Sarah says it has been a dull evening.
(c) Sarah says it has been a passable evening.
(d) Sarah says it has been an embarrassing evening.

3. What is Christopher's response to Sarah's proposal that he take her to the Meredith Foundation dinner?
(a) Christopher declines.
(b) Christopher says he has not been invited himself.
(c) Christopher says he must think about it.
(d) Christopher accepts.

4. As a child what is Christopher's feeling about his ambition to become a great detective?
(a) He feels deeply ashamed of his ambition.
(b) He feels like he may give it up to become a fireman.
(c) He feels he must tell absolutely everyone.
(d) He feels it is something he ought to keep to himself.

5. What does the silver-haired man offer Christopher?
(a) The silver-haired man offers to loan Christopher his car.
(b) The silver-haired man offers to tell Christopher who everyone is and introduce him if he likes.
(c) The silver-haired man offers to sneak Christopher out of the party through the back door.
(d) The silver-haired man offers Christopher his shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter one Christopher remembers coming from Cambridge to London in the summer of which year?

2. According to Osbourne, Christopher always used to quiz him about what?

3. Who surprises Christopher while he is investigating the Emory case?

4. On what terms do Christopher and Sarah leave after the Meredith Foundation dinner?

5. What composer's music underscores Christopher and Sarah's conversation at the end of the Foundation dinner?

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