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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. What does Mr. Anderson notice about the room number on his door after he goes to retrieve a book?
(a) It is upsidedown.
(b) It changed to 13.
(c) It disappeared.
(d) It changed to 12.

2. Who killed Squire Francis Bowles?
(a) A stranger.
(b) His wife and son.
(c) His mother.
(d) His friend.

3. What does Parkins not believe in?
(a) Religion.
(b) Eating meat.
(c) The supernatural.
(d) Love at first sight.

4. In "A School Story," what happens to the writing on the paper the narrator finds?
(a) It comes to life.
(b) It disappears.
(c) It begins to bleed.
(d) It changes language.

5. What is Mr. Anderson researching in Denmark?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A jail.
(c) A church.
(d) A museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Somerton's job?

2. What is the name of the strange forest, in "A Neighbour's Landmark"?

3. What happens when Parkins blows the whistle, in "Oh Whistle, and I'll come to You, My Lad."

4. Where are the two men sitting and chatting in "A School Story"?

5. Where does Mr. Anderson find the mysterious papers at the end of "Number 13"?

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