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Macavity, also called the "Mystery Cat", goes by a more unusual name. Who is this master criminal that has inspired a poem?
Hooded Claw
Mungojerrie
Hidden Paw
Griddlebone"
Macavity leaves Scotland Yard in bafflement, but who does he leave in despair?
The Flying Squad
The Serious Crimes Unit
The Serious Fraud Squad
Special Branch
"He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity. His powers of levitation would make a ... stare". What person would Macavity make stare at his powers?
Magician
Lama
Politician
Fakir
In the poem Macavity is described. What kind of cat is he?
A Tortoiseshell (Calico)
A Manx Tom
A Ginger Cat
A Tabby Cat
"He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a ...". What does he move like?
A snake
A kite
A swing
A tail
When a crime has been discovered where is Macavity?
He's not there
He's on the roof
He's in the shadows
He's in the crowd
Who loses some plans and drawings in the poem, blaming Macavity for their loss?
The Foreign Office
The War Office
The Admiralty
The Home Office
When the authorities go to find him he is either "resting, or a-licking of his thumbs," or some unusual activity. Which activity does the "Mystery Cat" engage in?
Fluffing his tail"
"Doing complicated long division sums"
Planning a dinner party
"Planning a daring caper"
Who always states that when a Treaty, or some plans and drawings, have gone missing that it was Macavity who is to blame?
The Secret Service
The Flying Squad
The Special Branch
The Home Office
At the end of the poem the Macavity is given a moniker. What nickname is he called?
The "Napoleon of Crime"
The "Crippen of Crime"
The "Moriarty of Crime"
The "Biggs of Crime"
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