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 "International Clothesline Week" by Marti Ronemus

Remember hanging clothes out to dry? Clothespins? If someone offered you $100 for a clothespin, could you find one? When was the last time you even SAW clothes on a line! Until some kid tinkering in a basement comes up with a new energy source, this week reminds us we need to occasionally Go Green, back to basics, back to a time when things were simpler.

In keeping with that theme, our quiz today is about rebids. Warning: this is deceptively simple.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 K 2
 A 10 8 7 2
 5 4
 Q 9 3 2
 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1 No-trump: What could be better? No reason to bid the Clubs, and you certainly don't want to rebid that pathetic Heart suit. According to Eddie Kantar, to rebid a five-card suit, you need three of the top four honors or four of the top five. Believe me, you don't want that five-carder hanging on the line for everyone to see.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
 A 2
 A Q 10 9 3 2
 4 3 2
 3 2
 
Q: 2 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: With distribution long suit points, you've got enough to jump to 3. Don't be cheap.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 8 3 2
 Q 9 8 4 3
 A Q 8
 8 6
 
Q: 3 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: Better than rebidding your Hearts, and better than 1 No-trump given your worthless doubleton in the unbid suit. Pass isn't really an option since opener might have a very nice hand. The worst that can happen is you're in a nice seven-card fit.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 10 4
 Q 10 8 7
 K 8 3 2
 A Q 10
 
Q: 4 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: Better than rebidding Diamonds since we've got the Clubs stopped, showing 10-12 pts. Perfect, whitest wash in the neighborhood.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 10 4
 Q J 8 7
 A K J 8
 7 6 5
 
Q: 5 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: Rebids of old suits at the three-level are invitational. We've limited our hand, so placing the final contract is up to Pard. Nice.

And now it's time to hand the opponents out to dry with a great hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Play this Hand

Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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