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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 are Koko and Yum Yum?
(a) Two street urchins.
(b) Two spinster owners of a juck shop.
(c) Intuitive and troublemaking cats.
(d) Two poodles owned by Miss Duckworth.

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

3. What is the customer in Ben's shop looking for?
(a) Fireplace andirons.
(b) Fiddle cases.
(c) Dog collars.
(d) Horse brasses.

4. How does Iris categorize Miss Duckworth since Glanz's death?
(a) Moody and withdrawn.
(b) Suspiciously calm.
(c) More friendly than usual.
(d) Agitated and lively.

5. How does Miss Duckworth make a melodramatic appearance in the novel?
(a) Sitting like a statue on a lounge.
(b) Through a beaded curtain.
(c) Gliding down a circular staircase.
(d) In a swirl of green smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Miss Duckworth go to the Andy Glanz's shop the night she discovered the body?

2. What accident does Qwilleran have as he leaves Ben Nicolas's shop?

3. Who does Qwilleran run into at the grocery store?

4. How does Miss Duckworth explain Andrew Glanz's death?

5. What invitation does Qwilleran receive the day after he injured his knee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Qwilleran comes up with the idea of writing a feature called "Christmas in Junktown."

2. What is Riker's advice to Qwilleran after he tells the editor about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Andy's death?

3. When Qwilleran sees Mary again, why is see cool and distant like she was when he first met her?

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

5. How does Yum Yum contribute to the mystery?

6. How does Patch refute the suggestion that he was fired by Andy Glanz for drinking.

7. How is the cab driver's conversation with Qwilleran on the way to Junktown a foreshadowing of the novel?

8. What have the policemen concluded about Andy's death?

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

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

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