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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Howard Mitla's wife's name?
(a) Violet.
(b) Cora.
(c) Martha.
(d) Myra.

2. What happens to Sheridan at the end of "Popsy"?
(a) He dies of a heart attack.
(b) He is eaten for lunch.
(c) He is killed in a car accident.
(d) He is arrested.

3. What author frequents Le Palais in "Dedication"?
(a) Tom Clancy.
(b) Stephen King.
(c) Darcy Jack.
(d) Peter Jefferies.

4. What is unusual about the policemen's observation of the bathroom in "The Moving Finger"?
(a) Nothing is unusual.
(b) Howard is sane.
(c) There is no evidence of a murder.
(d) There is nobody in the bathroom.

5. Who makes up the author's suite in "Dedication"?
(a) Peter.
(b) Darcy.
(c) Jack.
(d) Martha.

6. What does Miss Sidley think has happened to the children?
(a) They have been abused.
(b) Evil has overtaken them.
(c) Depression has overtaken them.
(d) They have been medicated.

7. Where is Scooter's Grocery and Roadside Zoo located?
(a) Nevada.
(b) California.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Utah.

8. What does John Tell find out about Jannings at the end of "Sneakers"?
(a) He is a ghost.
(b) He is a convict.
(c) He is a rapist.
(d) He is a murderer.

9. What does Howard warn the policeman about in "The Moving Finger"?
(a) To stay away from the sink.
(b) To stay away from the bathtub.
(c) To stay away from the toilet.
(d) To stay away from the room.

10. What is the zoo's main attraction in "Chattery Teeth"?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Alligator.
(d) Dog.

11. What does Sheridan agree to do in order to pay back money he owes?
(a) He agress to kidnap a child.
(b) He agrees to kill someone.
(c) He agrees to rob a bank.
(d) He agrees to hand over his paychecks.

12. What does Martha's son send her?
(a) A picture.
(b) His new book.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A care package.

13. What do the policemen observe about the bathroom in "The Moving Finger"?
(a) It is covered in blood.
(b) It is covered in acid.
(c) It is covered in water.
(d) It is covered in drain cleaner.

14. What happens to Joe at the end of "It Grows on You"?
(a) The house consumes him.
(b) He hangs himself.
(c) He runs away from his wife.
(d) He is murdered.

15. How many kids does Miss Sidley kill?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sheridan owe money to?

2. In "The End of the Whole Mess," where do the brothers disperse a chemical to the population?

3. Whom does Martha see while pregnant?

4. What does the finger in "The Moving Finger" do gradually?

5. In "The End of the Whole Mess," which town is found to have never had any violence?

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