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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 does Carstairs work on in order to find out where Perdido took Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell?
(a) A telegram.
(b) A radio report.
(c) A trap.
(d) Intelligence reports.

2. When walking for some time, what do Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man happen upon?
(a) Barracks.
(b) A lake.
(c) A prison.
(d) Road work.

3. Who arrives in a car to help during the escape?
(a) The Chinese man.
(b) Lulash.
(c) Perdido.
(d) Vassovic.

4. What is loaded in the cart that Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man find during their escape?
(a) Milk.
(b) Wine.
(c) Food.
(d) Hay.

5. What do Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man steal in order to help in their escape?
(a) A boat.
(b) A horse.
(c) A car.
(d) A cart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Chinese man rush toward in Chapter 19 during the escape?

2. Who is hit by a rock in Chapter 16?

3. How do Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell plan to get out of their cell in order to escape?

4. Who is unable to crawl due to splints?

5. What do Carstairs and Mrs. Pollifax discover in the deck of cards given to Mrs. Pollifax by Senor DeGamez?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the reasons for Farrell's foul mood when Mrs. Pollifax returns from her daily walk in Chapter 14.

2. Who is Halstead and whom does he recognize in Chapter 22?

3. Discuss the escape plan of Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell in Chapter 15.

4. Discuss the cave the Chinese man finds in Chapter 20 and the purpose it serves.

5. Discuss the prisoner that Mrs. Pollifax learns of in Chapter 14.

6. Discuss the note that is dropped into Mrs. Pollifax's cell while she is on her morning walk.

7. What does Mrs. Pollifax discover on her daily walk?

8. Discuss the sail boat Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man steal and the teamwork they have with one another.

9. Discuss what Carstairs has Mrs. Pollifax and Farrell do when they first arrive home to the United States.

10. How do Mrs. Pollifax, Farrell and the Chinese man distract their pursuers in Chapter 19?

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