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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. Why does Qwilleran take Koko with him to search the building?
(a) The cat had help solve previous mysteries.
(b) To find Yum Yum.
(c) He hoped to find out where Koko disappears to.
(d) As an excuse if he is found out.

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

3. What distracts Qwilleran as he unfolds the piece of foil the cats have left for him?
(a) Someone is pounding on his door.
(b) Koko accidentally turns on the tape player.
(c) Firetrucks come rushing into Junktown.
(d) Yum Yum goes crazy running around the apartment.

4. How is the relationship between Qwilleran and Mary progressing?
(a) The element of trust is growing.
(b) Mary is distancing herself from him.
(c) There is suspicion between them.
(d) It is dissolving because of the cats.

5. Back home, what does Iris say about the radio Hollis Prantz was looking for?
(a) She never stocked radios.
(b) C. C. had sold the radio.
(c) Fhe wasn't saving any radio for him.
(d) The radio is in her apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Andy contemplating on selling, according to Mary Duckworth?

2. Who goes with Qwilleran to visit Russell Patch?

3. What innuendo does Ivy make about Iris Cobb?

4. What does Qwilleran learn Russell's roommate actually does?

5. Who was the only one who had read Andy's novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. While Iris is away, what does Hollis Prantz come looking for?

2. Why does Qwilleran leash Koko and take him of a tour of the Cobb building?

3. After Mary leaves, what does Qwilleran do to show that he is a genuine cat lover?

4. What amusing information does Cluthra provide when Qwilleran goes to visit her?

5. What is the evidence Qwilleran discovers outside the Ellsworth House?

6. What is the significance of the surprise visitor to Iris's shop while Qwilleran is taking his turn managing it?

7. What does Qwilleran find in Nicolas's apartment after he has a meal with him?

8. Why does Qwilleran finally get around to hanging the Mackintosh coat of arms, and who comes to help him do it?

9. How does Qwilleran mistake the source of the things Koko brings to him?

10. What arrangement does Qwilleran make with Mary?

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