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

2. What does Jannings do to John Tell one day?
(a) Punches him.
(b) Stabs him.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Gropes him.

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

4. When do Joe and his wife have their first child?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1904.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy who taunts Miss Sidley?

2. What color is Dolan's cadillac?

3. What grade does Miss Sidley teach?

4. What is Howard's occupation?

5. Who does Sheridan owe money to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Paul Jannings.

2. Describe the property that Newall buys and what his plans are in "It Grows On You."

3. In "The End of the Whole Mess," how does Bobby's plan go awry?

4. What is Robinson obsessed with and why?

5. Why does John Tell run away?

6. Describe the finger in "The Moving Finger" and who sees it.

7. What do the hitchhiker's actions reveal in "Chattery Teeth"?

8. What is the story behind the sneakers in "Sneakers"?

9. How does Robinson execute his plan to kill Dolan?

10. In "Night Flier," whom does the reporter find responsible for the series of murders, and where does he find him?

(see the answer keys)

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