QUIZ ON NEGATIVE DOUBLES

by Barbara Seagram, owner of Barbara Seagram School of Bridge
December 2, 2008

This quiz is a continuation of Barbara Seagram's article on Negative Doubles

Question 1:

You are sitting East and the auction has proceeded 1♦ by partner, 1♠ by RHO. What will you bid with the following hands?

a.	♠ 87 ♥ AQ94 ♦ 752 ♣ K753	b.	♠ A8 ♥ 10763 ♦ K76 ♣ Q874	c.	♠ AQ10873 ♥ 84 ♦ 8 ♣ 9852
d.	♠ 92 ♥ AQJ53 ♦ KQ ♣ 10862	e.	♠ AJ10 ♥ Q73 ♦ 965 ♣ Q842	f.	♠ 76 ♥ K542 ♦ 983 ♣ QJ64

Question 2:

You are sitting East and the auction has proceeded 1♣ by partner, 1♥ by RHO. What will you bid with the following hands?

♠ AQ62
♥ 954
♦ Q532
♣ 54

♠ A763
♥ 108
♦ 32
♣ KQ764

♠ KJ654
♥ K98
♦ 3
♣ K872

Question 3:

You are using negative doubles. What should you bid after the bidding has gone:

You	Opponent	Partner	Opponent
1♣	1♠	Double	Pass
?

a.	♠ 87 ♥ KJ74 ♦ A83 ♣ AJ98	b.	♠ AJ10 ♥ Q5 ♦ K72 ♣ KJ743	c.	♠ 4 ♥ AJ6 ♦ 943 ♣ AQJ932
d.	♠ A7 ♥ KQJ6 ♦ 93 ♣ AQ743	e.	♠ 9 ♥ AQJ7 ♦ KQ7 ♣ AQ752	f.	♠ AQJ10 ♥ 93 ♦ KQ8 ♣ AQJ4

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