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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the opening of "The Match-Maker," what time is it?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

2. What "kind" of child does the Baroness come across during her ride?
(a) A wolf-child.
(b) An abandoned child.
(c) A gypsy child.
(d) A peasant's child.

3. How many times does the orchestra play "The Chaplet"?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 11.

4. What does Reginald threaten the narrator with, for being rude, in "Reginald on the Academy"?
(a) To dine with them the following night.
(b) To leave and never come back.
(c) To cause a scene at dinner.
(d) To buy them a tie for Christmas.

5. For how many years has the galleon laid in semi-retirement?
(a) 250 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) 125 years.
(d) 325 years.

6. What does the condemned man, in "The Lost Sanjak," want as consolation?
(a) A book.
(b) To tell his entire story.
(c) New clothes.
(d) A feast created for a king.

7. What does Reginald want to write a book about?
(a) Relationships with older women.
(b) Travel.
(c) His mother.
(d) Personal reminiscences.

8. What does Mrs. Packletide do with the dead tiger?
(a) Gave it to the villagers.
(b) Mounted the head to keep in her home.
(c) Made a rug to keep in her home.
(d) Made a fur coat out of the hide.

9. What does "the female relative in the country" believe is the best Christmas present?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A book.
(c) A basket of wheat.
(d) A tie.

10. How many hands tall is the Brogue?
(a) 14.6.
(b) 9.2.
(c) 15.1.
(d) 11.4.

11. What is found in the strong box of the sunken vessel?
(a) Papers naming people of question.
(b) A map to the sunken treasure.
(c) A locket with a picture of the Duchess.
(d) Gold and silver coins.

12. Over how many countries is the condemned man sought?
(a) 2.
(b) 25.
(c) 13.
(d) 5.

13. What kind of wine does Reginald bring for the Duchess to drink when they are at the Carlton?
(a) Merlot.
(b) Port.
(c) Claret.
(d) Chablis.

14. Who does the condemned man fall in love with?
(a) A neighbor's daughter.
(b) A neighbor's wife.
(c) The local doctor's wife.
(d) A madame of a brothel.

15. According to Reginald, in "Reginald on House-Parties", who does one never really know?
(a) The meaning of the party.
(b) The hosts.
(c) The fox-terrier.
(d) The other guests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job has Vanessa acquired at the end of "Cross Currents"?

2. Where does Arlington Stringham tell his joke?

3. With whom does Reginald regard with distrust in "Reginald at the Theater"?

4. Who does "the Other" quote, in "Reginald's Peace Poem", when they stated "I agree with you"?

5. Who lives at Toad-Water?

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