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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Keyes give to Walter?
(a) Half the insurance payout
(b) The number of a good attorney
(c) A steamship ticket to Balboa
(d) His termination papers

2. What does Walter ask Keyes?
(a) If he is going to live
(b) If they got the woman and the bullet
(c) If Lola has visited yet
(d) If he is paralyzed

3. What does Walter burn in the fireplace when he returns home?
(a) The map to Palo Alto
(b) The insurance policy
(c) The fake cast
(d) The train ticket

4. How does Walter feel for the way he responds to Phyllis?
(a) Foolish
(b) Young
(c) Emboldened
(d) Excited

5. What does Phyllis tell Lola she needs help with?
(a) Painting a portrait
(b) Winding yarn
(c) Doing a puzzle
(d) Moving furniture

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walter say is the only reason he has confessed to Nirdlinger's murder?

2. Where is Walter headed when he remembers something for another customer?

3. What is Walter's first thought to Phyllis' plea?

4. What is Walter's worry about his work?

5. What does Keyes think is the best way to catch the perpetrator of a crime like this?

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