View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mary's explanation for the call taken by Qwilleran?
(a) That Qwilleran took too long to get to the phone.
(b) That the caller probably thought it was a wrong number.
(c) That bad weather messed up the lines.
(d) That the phone lines in Junktown are bad.

2. Why did Miss Duckworth go to the Andy Glanz's shop the night she discovered the body?
(a) To invite him to her place.
(b) To apologize.
(c) To borrow a knife.
(d) To argue.

3. What happens to the drunk Qwilleran saw when he arrived in Junktown?
(a) He disappeared.
(b) He was murdered.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He was passed out in the alley.

4. Why does Qwilleran get out Webster's dictionary?
(a) To find out about finials.
(b) To see if Koko will help him find a clue.
(c) To look up the meanings of Cluthra, Amberina, and Ivrene.
(d) To boost himself up in his low chair.

5. Whose name does Miss Duckworth supply to Qwilleran?
(a) Glanz's lover, Sylvia Katzenhide.
(b) The dead dealer Andrew Glanz.
(c) The owner of The Junkery.
(d) The likely suspect, C. C. Cobb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Miss Duckworth insist had a passionate integrity and sense of right and wrong?

2. What is the gossip about the finial?

3. What is the idea Qwilleran comes up with as an article for the writing contest?

4. Who had formerly lived in the apartment?

5. What is strange about the phone call to Miss Duckworth's shop when Qwilleran answers the phone?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 312 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample