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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. Where does Mr. Williams lock the painting?
(a) His car.
(b) The attic.
(c) A drawer.
(d) A friend's house.

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

3. How is Mr. Anderson related to the narrator in "Number 13"?
(a) Father.
(b) Brother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Cousin.

4. Who did Mr. Humphrey receive his inheritance from?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

5. Who does Mr. Williams invite to look at the painting?
(a) Charley.
(b) Dennistoun.
(c) Nisbit.
(d) Bisquit.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what season does John Haynes begin to hear strange whispering?

2. What goal was Magnus De la Gardie trying to obtain according to Mr. Wraxall's research?

3. Who has memories about where the rose garden is to be planted?

4. There are several carvings in John Haynes' office made from a tree. What is significant about the tree?

5. What is described as being a parable, in "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?

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