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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Neighbour's Landmark and A Warning to the Curious.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Somerton learn of Abbot Thomas's treasure?
(a) A book.
(b) A friend.
(c) His Aunt.
(d) His father.

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

3. Where is Parkins a professor?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) George Town.
(c) St. James College.
(d) Harvard.

4. In what month will a person die if he or she touches the carvings, in the story "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?
(a) June.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) March.

5. What is uncommon about the prayer books, in the story "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?
(a) The burn.
(b) They bleed.
(c) They sing.
(d) They are all open to the same page.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Abbot Thomas's treasure consist of?

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

3. What falls on Mr. Karswell that kills him?

4. What does Mr. Williams decide to locate in "The Mezzotint"?

5. What does Mr. Somerton forget to replace when he leaves the Abbot's treasure?

(see the answer key)

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