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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who consulted a medium about stocks before her/his death?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Butler.
(c) Markowitz.
(d) Mallory.

2. Who is averse to using computers?
(a) Butler.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Ortega.

3. How old was Cathery when he was institutionalized?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

4. Who knows Mallory has taken the murder board?
(a) Blakely.
(b) Kaplan.
(c) Ortega.
(d) Coffey.

5. Who makes a trip to the Brooklyn Dance Academy to ask about Markowitz?
(a) Coffey.
(b) Butler.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has a famous reputation that allows her/him entry into the seance?

2. Who turns out to be very willing to discuss the murder cases with the cops surprisingly even though one of them will be the next target?

3. What is Mallory allowed to keep even though she is on compassionate leave?

4. Who often work from predictions and observation?

5. Who did Markowitz' dance partner resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Siddon described in Chapter 4?

2. Why does Margot stab a man in the subway?

3. Why does Mallory run out screaming from the seance?

4. How is Margot described in Chapter 5?

5. How is Mallory described in the book?

6. What is of significance to the pawnbroker about the jewelry brought in by the junkie?

7. What does one of Butler's tenants tell him about the building and other tenants?

8. When Mallory tells Butler about the seance, what conclusions does he draw about people and information?

9. What does Edith reveal about showmanship and fraud?

10. Why does the pawnbroker call Mallory?

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