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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Match Wits with Inspector Ford.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of tree does Allen consider in "On Seeing a Tree in Summer"?
(a) Elm.
(b) Oak.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Pine.

2. Why does Word use Flossie's call-girl service?
(a) He does not care about the literature; he is in love with one of the call-girls.
(b) He is trying to brush up on his literary knowledge for a game show.
(c) For intellectual stimulation that his wife can't provide.
(d) Because he is a lonely bachelor who just wants company.

3. How long had Mr. Dubbs's brother been dead when he saw his ghost?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 24 hours.

4. What does Kaiser find the girls studying when he arrives at Flossie's call-girl center of operations?
(a) They are watching PBS.
(b) They are reading the Encyclopedia Brittanica.
(c) They are reading the Wall Street Journal and other prestigious periodicals.
(d) They are studying Penguin classics.

5. Why does the narrator believe there are no later plays by Allen?
(a) Because no one wanted to read them so he stopped.
(b) Because Allen ran out of observations.
(c) Because Allen's first plays were just pure luck.
(d) Because he began writing movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose works are Woody Allen's compared to?

2. What role does Flossie play in this story?

3. What is the front for Flossie's call girls service?

4. What does Mr. Sykes's spirit attempt to shoplift?

5. Who is suspected of being the gem thief?

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