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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What revelation does Dee come to after she takes a nap in the afternoon?
(a) The priest was hiding something from her.
(b) Modigliani was a Jew.
(c) The painting was hidden behind another painting.
(d) The proprietor knew something he did not tell her.

2. What does Charles Lampeth miss as he reflects about life after dinner at his friends?
(a) His friend's chef.
(b) The conversations they used to have.
(c) The kind of parties and balls only now seen in historical movies.
(d) The cigars they used to smoke.

3. What does Peter Usher go to see Mr. Dixon about?
(a) Showing Peter's work in his gallery.
(b) Finding out gossip about Lampeth.
(c) Selling one of Peter's paintings.
(d) Commissioning Peter for a painting.

4. Who did Dee send a postcard to to tell about the search in Poglio?
(a) Mike.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Uncle Charles.
(d) Her mother.

5. What is Peter Usher's second job?
(a) Frame maker.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Art teacher.
(d) Clerk in a paint store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What publication does Jack Best work for?

2. Who knocked at the priest's door?

3. What name did Peter give Meunier's as a reference?

4. What is the subject of the painting of the contest between Peter and Mad Mitch?

5. Why does the policeman come to the door of Peter's house?

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