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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. When the narrator kills his grandfather, what does he take from the body?
(a) His St. Christopher's necklace.
(b) His false eye.
(c) His wedding ring.
(d) His wallet.

2. What does the ghost boy tell Runt his name is?
(a) Dearly.
(b) Max.
(c) Donald.
(d) He doesn't tell him his name.

3. Who is Mr. Alice?
(a) A top secret agent from Russia.
(b) A very rich and powerful man who likes to remain private.
(c) A criminal mastermind who is always plotting against the government.
(d) A cult leader.

4. What does the old man tell Amelia she will find in the house?
(a) Death.
(b) A lost treasure.
(c) Her inheritance.
(d) Her future husband.

5. Who offers to tell the next story?
(a) April.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Swallows?

2. What is Mr. Alice's main interest outside of business?

3. Who is trying to attack Amelia as she hides in the woodcutter's cottage?

4. Why does Runt think he will be ok when he runs away from home?

5. What do the two of them do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think the gypsy woman in 'The Flints of Memory Lane' is a ghost? Did the boy imagine it all?

2. Why do you think the double bass allows him to play beautiful music this one time?

3. Why does the writer in 'Forbidden Brides...' enjoy writing about Amelia making toast?

4. How do the characteristics and personalities of the months in the story 'October in the Chair' reflect the different months of the year?

5. Describe how the detective solves the mystery in 'A Study in Emerald.'

6. Describe the character of Mr. Alice.

7. What do the characters in 'Strange Little Girls' have in common?

8. Describe the character of Miss Finch.

9. Is Amelia a sympathetic character?

10. Describe the steps that lead up to the narrator taking the professor's identity.

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