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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Pinkie's boarding house?
(a) Hank's.
(b) Tom's.
(c) Frank's.
(d) Harry's.

2. How does Rose describe Ida's lifestyle to Pinkie?
(a) Not free enough.
(b) Too freely.
(c) Too cautious.
(d) Not cautious enough.

3. How does Pinkie respond when Spicer asks him about the police?
(a) He tells a joke.
(b) He leaves the room.
(c) He gets angry.
(d) He ignores him.

4. Where does Pinkie talk to Spicer at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) The restaurant.
(b) The pier.
(c) In a store.
(d) On the street.

5. Who is the oldest member of Pinkie's gang?
(a) Cubitt.
(b) Spicer.
(c) Dallow.
(d) Pinkie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In their conversation at the Cosmopolitan, how much interest does Pinkie tell Colleoni he has in automatic machines at the track?

2. Why does Ida decide to find Fred's killer at the end of Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. As indicated in the beginning of the book, how long after arriving at Brighton did Hale know he was in danger?

4. According to the rules of the scavenger hunt, where does Hale travel until he is recognized by a reader?

5. Besides drinking, what does Hale do during the day to keep his nerves steady while at Brighton?

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