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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 protect the country.
(b) To have a happy marriage.
(c) To bring wealth.
(d) To extend life.

2. Why is Dunning left home alone at night?
(a) His servants are sick.
(b) He is going through a divorce.
(c) His children are at college.
(d) He likes to be alone.

3. What happened to the artist after he had finished the painting?
(a) He cut off his ear.
(b) He died.
(c) He became famous.
(d) He married his sister.

4. What does Mr. Paxton discover, in "A Warning to the Curious"?
(a) His long lost sibling.
(b) His birthright.
(c) A treasure chest.
(d) The third crown.

5. What does Lady Ivy want?
(a) Her land.
(b) Justice.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the stone Mr. Thomson finds in the road?

2. What wood carving comes to life in John Haynes' office when he touches it?

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

4. In "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," what does Mr. Davidson think of the man he meets at the hotel?

5. Where did Abbot Thomas work?

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