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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Malice of Inanimate Objects and A Vignette.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Warning to the Curious," what is the purpose of the three crowns?
(a) To extend life.
(b) To protect the country.
(c) To bring wealth.
(d) To have a happy marriage.

2. What makes the narrator nervous, in "A Vignette"?
(a) The water.
(b) A dog.
(c) His mother.
(d) A gate.

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

4. What does Collins warn the Anstruthers about the rose garden?
(a) Weeds will kill the roses.
(b) No one likes roses.
(c) They are planting in the wrong spot.
(d) Roses don't grow in winter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What pilgrimage did Magnus De la Gardie go on?

2. On what holiday does Mr. Davidson plan to return to the chapel?

3. Why is the secretary afraid for Dunning?

4. What happens when Mr. Wraxall speaks to the count's tomb?

5. Who killed Squire Francis Bowles?

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