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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dora told Alan about when the __________ first arrived in the New World.
(a) British
(b) Christian Cavalry
(c) Scots
(d) Italians

2. Who used to ride horses every day?
(a) Alan's uncle
(b) Frank
(c) Alan
(d) Dora

3. What is Dysart's obsession?
(a) Scottish lore
(b) Roman figures
(c) Greek history
(d) Literature

4. Where did Alan watch his TV?
(a) At the TV store
(b) He didn't
(c) At home
(d) At his friend's house

5. Who used to read Alan horse stories?
(a) Frank
(b) Dora
(c) Dalton
(d) Jill

6. What was Alan building when he saw the horse approach?
(a) A fort
(b) A fire
(c) Nothing
(d) A sandcastle

7. Who are the victims in the ritual killings in the dream?
(a) Children
(b) Nurses
(c) Horses
(d) Adults

8. When did Frank witness the event he talks to Dysart about?
(a) 18 months ago
(b) 12 months ago
(c) 2 weeks ago
(d) 1 month ago

9. What is Alan's answer to Dysart's previous question?
(a) Julie
(b) Mom
(c) Dad
(d) No

10. What is Dysart's answer to Alan's question about his dream?
(a) Carving up children
(b) Wearing a mask
(c) He doesn't answer
(d) Dreaming of horses

11. What is Dysart's wife's profession?
(a) Bookkeeper
(b) Jurist
(c) Dentist
(d) Teacher

12. How old is Alan?
(a) 19
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 17

13. What is the word Frank says he's never forgotten?
(a) Spunkus
(b) Chinkle-chankle
(c) Equus
(d) Prankus

14. What makes the picture of the horse so interesting? What kind of angle is it?
(a) From the side
(b) Overhead
(c) Head on
(d) From the ground

15. What does Dysart try to do when he first meets Alan?
(a) Pat him on the shoulder
(b) Hug him
(c) Shake his hand
(d) Nothing

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Dysart going over to Alan's family's house?

2. Who is the jurist?

3. What did Alan do the night before, according to the opening of scene 15?

4. What was the name of the horse?

5. What does the Horseman do for Alan?

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