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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name that Blue uses when he disguises himself as a beggar?
(a) Jimmy Rose.
(b) Tommy Violet.
(c) Bobby Lilac.
(d) Billy Scarlet.

2. What summer job does the narrator of The Locked Room have in June of 1970?
(a) A delivery man in the Bronx.
(b) A journalist in Manhattan.
(c) A census-taker in Harlem.
(d) A teacher in Brooklyn.

3. What is the name of the film about the private eye starring Robert Mitchum that Blue goes to see?
(a) From Here to Eternity.
(b) Out of the Past.
(c) East of Eden.
(d) Blast from the Past.

4. What year is it when Blue begins work on the case?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1927.

5. The images of which two historical figures are inspirational to Blue when he visits the churchyard?
(a) Henry David Thoreau and George Washington Carver.
(b) John Adams and Calvin Coolidge.
(c) George Washington and Walt Whitman.
(d) Henry Ward Beecher and Abraham Lincoln.

6. Where do Blue and Black have their second meeting?
(a) In the Algonquin Hotel.
(b) In Blue's apartment.
(c) On Madison Avenue.
(d) On the Brooklyn Bridge.

7. What are the two nicknames by which Fanshawe was known on the ship?
(a) The "Captain" and the "Writer."
(b) The "Kid" and the "Professor."
(c) The "Boy" and the "Lady's man."
(d) The "Baby" and the "Doctor."

8. To whom does Blue write a letter about the case asking for advice?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

9. What is a speculum?
(a) A shallow pool of water.
(b) Mirror or looking glass.
(c) A musical instrument.
(d) A part of the large intestine.

10. Whom does Blue telephone to inform that he will be going undercover?
(a) His mother.
(b) The future Mrs. Blue.
(c) His cousin.
(d) Walt Whitman.

11. What is the impulse driving the narrator in Chapter 7 of The Locked Room?
(a) To repair his relationship with Sophie.
(b) To find Fanshawe.
(c) To strengthen his relationship with Ben.
(d) To finish writing his book.

12. What does the narrator decide from the beginning that he will omit from his book?
(a) Fanshawe's parents.
(b) Fanshawe's childhood.
(c) Fanshawe's letter to the narrator.
(d) Fanshawe's marriage.

13. What adjectives does Black use to describe his mask?
(a) Ugly and unflattering.
(b) Grotesque and frightening.
(c) Funny and colorful.
(d) Familiar and comforting.

14. What disguise does Blue use for his third encounter with Black?
(a) The cable repairman.
(b) The landlord.
(c) The Fuller Brush man.
(d) The mailman.

15. How will Blue be paid for his work?
(a) Upon completion of the assignment.
(b) Direct deposit.
(c) Paid up front.
(d) A check in the mail.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jane Fanshawe, who is responsible for the fact that Fanshawe never published any of his work?

2. What drink does Black order during his second encounter with Blue?

3. What words are used to describe Blue's state of mind during the early period of the case?

4. What is the name of the private detective who had worked for Sophie?

5. What team does Jackie Robinson play for in 1947?

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