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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. Quirinus lives in a village in the highest ridges above what in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Half Dome.
(b) Mount Rushmore.
(c) Positano.
(d) Eidelburg.

2. What does Annabelle throw in the trash after meeting Martin Kobel for the first time in "The Therapist"?
(a) Her gloves.
(b) His card.
(c) His ring.
(d) Her phone.

3. On what day of the week did Rex take his own life in "Stories"?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

4. What kind of dog does the protagonist have in "Land Of The Lost"?
(a) Collie.
(b) Huskie.
(c) German Shepherd.
(d) Labrador Retriever.

5. Whose son does Quirinus meet behind the red gate in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Don Giovese's.
(b) Lucifer's.
(c) Andromache's.
(d) Sarah's.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does the light come on at Nicholas Walker's station in "Human Intelligence"?

2. What murderer confessed to burying a child in a hidden location in "Land Of The Lost"?

3. Who announces that he intends to go see Leonard at the museum in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?

4. Caroleen is about to turn how old in "Parallel Lines"?

5. Who stabs Martin Kobel in the library in "The Therapist"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the cashier not call the FBI in the ending of "Land Of The Lost"?

2. What is the objective of the cashier in "Land Of The Lost"?

3. What profession did Quirinus' father have in "The Devil On The Staircase"? How is the setting described?

4. How does Caroleen feel when she understands her sister's true objective in "Parallel Lines"?

5. Where does Quirinus go after committing murder in "The Devil On The Staircase"? Who does he meet there?

6. What happens when Leonard reenacts the maiden flight in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?

7. What does Dr. Kobel do when Annabelle answers her door in "The Therapist"?

8. How does the cycle of fictions begin in "A Life in Fictions"?

9. How does Nicholas Walker feel when his station is revealed in "Human Intelligence"?

10. How are Rex Fisch and his peers described in "Stories"?

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