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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Davidson plan to do while his family is out of town, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?
(a) Travel and work.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Go out to eat.
(d) Rob a bank.

2. In "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance," what does Mr. Humphrey learn is hidden in the globe?
(a) Ashes.
(b) A letter.
(c) A skeleton.
(d) A map.

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

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

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

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

7. What happens, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," when Mr. Davidson returns to the chapel?
(a) The prayer books are replaced.
(b) The chapel is gone.
(c) Mrs. Porter is dead.
(d) The chapel burned to the ground.

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

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

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

11. 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 marries his high school sweetheart.
(d) He drowns.

12. What does Dunning find under his pillow?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) A dead animal.
(c) A gold coin.
(d) A letter.

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

14. What color is the stone Mr. Thomson finds in the road?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Pink.

15. Who is Lady Ivy?
(a) A queen.
(b) A maid.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Cooper, in the story "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?

2. What does Mr. Paxton discover, in "A Warning to the Curious"?

3. Who did Mr. Humphrey receive his inheritance from?

4. What is uncommon about the prayer books, in the story "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?

5. In "An Episode of Cathedral History," what did the last dean do, according to Mr. Worby?

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