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

2. How does Qwilleran learn about the murder investigation in Junktown?
(a) Grom his editor and friend Arch Riker.
(b) From a rival newspaper article.
(c) From Miss Duckworth.
(d) From C.C. Cobb.

3. Who is the mysterious and beautiful owner of the Blue Dragon?
(a) Miss Applebee.
(b) Iris Cobb.
(c) Miss Duckworth.
(d) Sylvia Katzenhide.

4. Where is Koko when Qwilleran finds him?
(a) Hiding under the pot-bellied stove.
(b) On top of the roof.
(c) Closed up in the roll-top desk.
(d) At the finial in the antique shop downstairs.

5. What does Qwilleran think about Mary's explanation for the hang up call?
(a) That she is afraid.
(b) That she likes a good mystery.
(c) That she is lying.
(d) That she has no idea who it was.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had formerly lived in the apartment?

2. How does Miss Duckworth make a melodramatic appearance in the novel?

3. What is the customer in Ben's shop looking for?

4. What is settled before Qwilleran takes the apartment?

5. What is the Daily Fluxion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to prevent Iris from reading Qwilleran's palm?

2. What startling suggestion does Qwilleran offer Mary regarding Andy's death?

3. What is the apartment like that Iris shows Qwilleran?

4. What questions are raised in the mind of the reader when the Mackintosh Coat of Arms is introduced?

5. Describe Qwilleran's feelings about Ben Nicolas.

6. Why does Iris come to Qwilleran's apartment early one morning?

7. Why does Iris not buy the police explanation of what happened?

8. Explain the deciding factor for Qwilleran to take the apartment.

9. What happens to Qwilleran as he leaves Ben Nicolas' shop?

10. What does Qwilleran learn about a tape recorded while having dinner with Iris and C. C.?

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