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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the police suspect killed Mr. Poshwitz?
(a) Poison.
(b) A woman.
(c) A bear.
(d) A snake.

2. In "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance," what does Mr. Humphrey learn is hidden in the globe?
(a) A letter.
(b) Ashes.
(c) A map.
(d) A skeleton.

3. Where does Mr. Humphrey find a pedestal with a globe on it?
(a) The center of the maze.
(b) The dock.
(c) The attic.
(d) The trunk.

4. Why does Miss Denton become angry at Mr. Denton in "The Diary of Mr. Poynter"?
(a) He hates her singing.
(b) He teases her.
(c) He does not cook her dinner.
(d) He forgets to run an errand.

5. What happens, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," when Mr. Davidson returns to the chapel?
(a) Mrs. Porter is dead.
(b) The chapel is gone.
(c) The prayer books are replaced.
(d) The chapel burned to the ground.

6. Who went to the chapel, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," to take photographs?
(a) Mrs. Porter.
(b) A ghost.
(c) The man from the hotel.
(d) Mr. Davidson.

7. In "A Warning to the Curious," who does Mr. Paxton claim is following him?
(a) A man.
(b) A dog.
(c) A woman.
(d) A small child.

8. Where is the man when "A Neighbour's Landmark" begins?
(a) A library.
(b) A field.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A bar.

9. What does Lady Ivy want?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Justice.
(c) Her land.
(d) Her head.

10. What color is the stone Mr. Thomson finds in the road?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

11. What happens to John Haynes' wood carvings after his death?
(a) They stay in his office.
(b) The come to life and run away.
(c) They are sold.
(d) They burn.

12. There are several carvings in John Haynes' office made from a tree. What is significant about the tree?
(a) He used to climb it.
(b) It was from his backyard.
(c) People were hung from it.
(d) A man hit it with his car.

13. What does the narrator read about John Haynes, at the start of "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?
(a) An obituary.
(b) A short story.
(c) A news report.
(d) Sports statistics.

14. Where did John Haynes work?
(a) New Hope Parish.
(b) Gone Again plumbing
(c) Barchester Cathedral.
(d) Georgetown High School.

15. Who followed John Harrington prior to his death?
(a) Mr. Karswell.
(b) The secretary.
(c) His wife.
(d) A cop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the man, in "A Neighbour's Landmark," when he enters the forest?

2. In "A Vignette," what does the narrator see when he looks through the hole in the fence?

3. What does Mr. Davidson plan to do while his family is out of town, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?

4. What does the narrator ask the reader to think about, in "A Vignette"?

5. In "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," where does the person Mr. Davidson meets on his walk say his daughter works?

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