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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ryan believe Fergus Kilpatrick's murder was never solved?
(a) His body was cremated.
(b) The murder occured in a different country.
(c) The police purposely hid the identity of the killers.
(d) No one was at home with Kilpatrick.

2. Who is Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) An Irish rebel.
(b) An Englishman.
(c) The great-grandson of James Alexander Nolan.
(d) A friend of Ryan.

3. Why does the narrator have to leave his cousin's house?
(a) He has been called to active duty.
(b) His father is dying.
(c) His sister is getting married.
(d) He must return to work.

4. In "Death and the Compass," what do the police receive in the mail after the third murder?
(a) A knife.
(b) A lock of hair.
(c) A map.
(d) A confession.

5. In "Death and the Compass," what does the reader learn about the clues found at the crime scenes?
(a) They were taken from the Vindications.
(b) They were a ruse to lure Lonnrot to his death.
(c) They were all part of an insurance scam.
(d) The victims were all murderers themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator seek shelter at the Englishman's ranch?

2. Why does Ireneo Funes feel that language is futile?

3. Who is allowed to be a part of the Sect of the Phoenix?

4. To what do scholars ascribe Nils Runeberg's odd beliefs?

5. How does John Vincent Moon anger the Irishman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Erik Lonnrot discover the location of the fourth murder?

2. In "The Form of the Sword," what symbolism is evident in the scar on the Englishman's face?

3. What irony is evident in the membership of the Sect of the Phoenix?

4. How does the Englishman in "The Form of the Sword" receive the scar on his face?

5. What is Jaromir Hladik's prayer?

6. How do the stranger and the black man feel about their rivalry?

7. What unique abilities does Ireneo Funes possess?

8. What does Jaromir Hladik regret?

9. What theory does Erik Lonnrot have about the murders in "Death and the Compass"?

10. Why does language frustrate Ireneo Funes?

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