ANSWERS  TESTS VI 

 
    1.D;         2.S            3.D;          4. 1 NT
  5.C;        6.C;           7.S;           8. 2 NT
  9.H;      10. 1 NT;      11.D;         12.H
13. 3 NT;    14. 6 NT;      15. 2 NT;      16. Pass
17.H;      18.S;        19.D;         20.H

21. BONUS QUESTION
South opens the bidding 1 NT; North with 11 points goes to game with a response of 3 NT.
Opening lead is the H Jack. East plays the King H and
returns the 7 H, which Declarer wins with the A H in Dummy. The Diamond finesse is taken by playing the 
D from the North hand. East plays small and so does South. The 10 D is now played and covered by East's 
D. South wins with the A D and plays the K S. West wins with the A S and returns the 10 H. South wins with the Q H and it is cash out time. Take 2 Spades; a Diamond; and 2 Clubs. The total winning tricks are: 2 Spades; 2 Hearts; 3 Diamonds; and 2 Clubs. Making 3 No Trump.

22. BONUS QUESTION
South opens 1 Spade. North responds 2 Hearts;
South 2NT; North 4 Spades.  
Opening lead is the K C.
Win the A C and play two rounds of trump. Then the
Ace/King of  Diamonds and trump a Diamond in Dummy. Play a small Heart to the King. If the King wins pull the  last trump. If East wins and plays a Diamond then trump with the 10 of Hearts and pull the last trump with the nine.
You will lose 2 Clubs and a Heart making 4 Spades.

23. (a) 11, (b) 2, (c) 1 H;     24. 33
25. (a)D Queen,  (b) finesse
26. (a) 4 Hearts, (b) 5 Diamonds;                
27. True;        
28. 13
29. King;    30. True;  31. 4;    
32. False;   33. Queen;    34. ?

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