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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16, 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What accident does Qwilleran have as he leaves Ben Nicolas's shop?
(a) He trips on a loose board.
(b) He bumps into a lamp post.
(c) He slips on the icy sidewalk.
(d) He is hit by snow falling from the roof.

2. Why does Miss Duckworth decline Qwilleran's invitation to dinner?
(a) She doesn't know him well enough.
(b) She is still in mourning.
(c) She is expecting a caller.
(d) She is dining with family.

3. Who tells Qwilleran that Iris Cobb's assumed ghost was really C. C. playing tricks on his wife?
(a) Ben.
(b) Cluthra.
(c) Mary.
(d) Patch.

4. What is Qwilleran doing when Iris Cobb enters his room?
(a) Making a list of everyone he's talked to.
(b) Working on his Junktown story.
(c) Looking for the cats.
(d) Just getting out of the shower.

5. What does Qwilleran discover that Andy Glanz was doing before his murder?
(a) Planning to enlarge his antique shop.
(b) Talking to the police about activities in Junktown.
(c) Keeping a diary about his affairs in Junktown.
(d) Writing a novel based on people in Junktown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in the novel has "an expensive sound system"?

2. What innuendo does Ivy make about Iris Cobb?

3. What does Miss Duckworth talk Qwilleran into buying?

4. What is settled before Qwilleran takes the apartment?

5. Why is Qwilleran disappointed before dinner after returning from Nicolas's shop?

(see the answer key)

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