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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. What does Mr. Denton initially think about Mr. Poynter's diaries?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Intriguing.
(c) Sad.
(d) Boring.

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

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

4. In "A Vignette," what does the narrator see when he looks through the hole in the fence?
(a) A bear.
(b) A murder.
(c) A face.
(d) A elf.

5. Who is Mr. Cooper, in the story "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?
(a) A neighbor of his uncle's.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A neighbor of his mother's.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mrs. Porter's job at the chapel?

3. Why was John Harrington murdered, in "Casting the Runes"?

4. Where is the inn that Mr. Thomson stays, in the story "Rats"?

5. What does Mr. Davidson discover about Mr. Poshwitz, at the end of "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Denton haunted by in "The Diary of Mr. Poynter," and what does he learn about that person?

2. What role does the secretary play, in "Casting the Runes"?

3. Describe the hedge maze, in "Mr. Humphreys and his Inheritance."

4. What passage does Mr. Humphreys find that describes the maze?

5. Why does Mr. Lake go to the cathedral, and who does he stay with in "An Episode of Cathedral History"? Why is this person important to the tale?

6. What is in the sphere at the end of "Mr. Humphreys and his Inheritance," and what does Mr. Humphreys decide it means?

7. What did the dean find when he remodeled the church, in "An Episode of Cathedral History."

8. What inheritance does Mr. Humphreys receive from his uncle?

9. What is unusual about Betton Woods?

10. What does Mr. Thomson find in the strange room, in the story "Rats"?

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