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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Cooper, in the story "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?
(a) A neighbor of his uncle's.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A neighbor of his mother's.
(d) A teacher.

2. What is the name of the strange forest, in "A Neighbour's Landmark"?
(a) McKale Wood.
(b) Pine Forest.
(c) Betton Wood.
(d) Sherwood Forest.

3. Where does Mr. Humphrey find a pedestal with a globe on it?
(a) The trunk.
(b) The dock.
(c) The attic.
(d) The center of the maze.

4. What is Lady Wardrop writing a book about?
(a) Antique books.
(b) Mazes.
(c) Old shoes.
(d) Ships.

5. Where does Dunning see a mysterious advertisement, in "Castine the Rune"?
(a) The television.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) Google.
(d) A train.

6. What is actually in the strange room Mr. Thomson goes into?
(a) A child.
(b) A spellbook.
(c) A leg.
(d) A skeleton.

7. Where is John Haynes found dead?
(a) A tree.
(b) In his bed.
(c) In the church.
(d) The bottom of the stairs.

8. Where does Mr. Denton go, at the start of "The Diary of Mr. Poynter"?
(a) A museum.
(b) A school.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A hospital.

9. What does Mr. Cooper try to find a key to?
(a) The car.
(b) The suitcase.
(c) The gate.
(d) The house.

10. What markings are on John Haynes' face when they find him dead?
(a) Moons.
(b) Crosses.
(c) Scratches.
(d) Stars.

11. Where did John Haynes work?
(a) Barchester Cathedral.
(b) New Hope Parish.
(c) Georgetown High School.
(d) Gone Again plumbing

12. Why does Miss Denton become angry at Mr. Denton in "The Diary of Mr. Poynter"?
(a) He does not cook her dinner.
(b) He forgets to run an errand.
(c) He hates her singing.
(d) He teases her.

13. What is the most prominent feature of Mr. Humphrey's inheritance?
(a) The poetic passages.
(b) The rimmed wheels.
(c) The mazes.
(d) The length of the yacht.

14. What does John Haynes do for a living?
(a) Pope.
(b) Archdeacon.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Archetect.

15. What happens to Mr. Burton, at the end of "The Malice of Inanimate Objects"?
(a) He is found with his throat slit.
(b) He makes a lot of money.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He marries his high school sweetheart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed Squire Francis Bowles?

2. What is Mrs. Porter's job at the chapel?

3. What happens to the man, in "A Neighbour's Landmark," when he enters the forest?

4. What does Mr. Denton initially think about Mr. Poynter's diaries?

5. Where does Squire Francis Bowles request to be buried, in "The Experiment"?

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