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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Warning to the Curious," what is the purpose of the three crowns?
(a) To bring wealth.
(b) To have a happy marriage.
(c) To extend life.
(d) To protect the country.

2. What does Dunning slip the sheet of paper into that belongs to Mr. Karswell?
(a) His briefcase.
(b) His pocket.
(c) A ticket case.
(d) An envelope.

3. In "Casting the Runes," what does Mr. Karswell show the children?
(a) A Disney movie.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A scary slide show.

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

5. Who is Lady Ivy?
(a) A maid.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A queen.

6. What makes the narrator nervous, in "A Vignette"?
(a) A dog.
(b) A gate.
(c) His mother.
(d) The water.

7. What is actually in the strange room Mr. Thomson goes into?
(a) A child.
(b) A leg.
(c) A spellbook.
(d) A skeleton.

8. During what season does John Haynes begin to hear strange whispering?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

9. Who is Mr. Worby,in the story "An Episode of Cathedral History"?
(a) A king.
(b) A cop.
(c) The priest.
(d) The caretaker.

10. On what holiday does Mr. Davidson plan to return to the chapel?
(a) St. Mark's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Halloween.
(d) St. Jude's Day.

11. What does Mr. Thomson think he sees in the strange room, in "Rats"?
(a) A book.
(b) A scarecrow.
(c) A stick.
(d) A woman.

12. What does John Haynes do for a living?
(a) Pope.
(b) Archetect.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Archdeacon.

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

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

15. What is described as being a parable, in "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?
(a) The police officer.
(b) The donkey.
(c) The passage.
(d) The doll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lady Wardrop writing a book about?

3. Why did it take John Haynes a long time to obtain his job?

4. In "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," what does Mr. Davidson think of the man he meets at the hotel?

5. Whose paper did the society deny, in "Casting the Runes"?

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