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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Malice of Inanimate Objects," what does Mr. Burton put his cane through?
(a) A kite.
(b) A quiche.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A window.

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

3. Where does Squire Francis Bowles request to be buried, in "The Experiment"?
(a) A vault.
(b) His house.
(c) A tomb.
(d) An earthen grave.

4. What does Mr. Cooper plan to show his wife, in "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?
(a) The maze.
(b) The robe.
(c) The antique doll.
(d) The book.

5. What does Miss Denton decide to make curtains from, in "The Diary of Mr. Poynter"?
(a) A pattern in the diary.
(b) Wool.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) After the sunset.

6. Whose paper did the society deny, in "Casting the Runes"?
(a) Mr. Joel.
(b) Mr. Karswell.
(c) Mrs. Steed.
(d) Mrs. Franga.

7. What does the narrator claim happened to him, at the end of "A Vignette"?
(a) He passed out.
(b) He went blind.
(c) He is haunted for the rest of his life.
(d) He dies.

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

9. In "Casting the Runes," what does Mr. Karswell show the children?
(a) A gold coin.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A scary slide show.
(d) A Disney movie.

10. Where is the man when "A Neighbour's Landmark" begins?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A bar.
(c) A library.
(d) A field.

11. Who went to the chapel, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," to take photographs?
(a) The man from the hotel.
(b) Mr. Davidson.
(c) A ghost.
(d) Mrs. Porter.

12. In "Casting the Runes," what covers the sheet of paper Dunning's receives?
(a) Lipstick prints.
(b) Runes.
(c) Latin.
(d) Hearts.

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

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

15. What wood carving comes to life in John Haynes' office when he touches it?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator ask the reader to think about, in "A Vignette"?

2. What does Mr. Humphrey see in the hole in the paper?

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

4. Why did it take John Haynes a long time to obtain his job?

5. Where did John Haynes work?

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