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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 teacher.
(d) A neighbor of his mother's.

2. There are several carvings in John Haynes' office made from a tree. What is significant about the tree?
(a) It was from his backyard.
(b) People were hung from it.
(c) He used to climb it.
(d) A man hit it with his car.

3. What is Mr. Humphrey's inheritance?
(a) A car.
(b) A book.
(c) An estate.
(d) A yacht.

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

5. What does the narrator read about John Haynes, at the start of "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?
(a) An obituary.
(b) A short story.
(c) A news report.
(d) Sports statistics.

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

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

8. In "The Diary of Mr. Poynter, " what was the dead man's coffin filled with?
(a) Mud.
(b) Wool.
(c) Hair.
(d) Gold.

9. During what season does John Haynes begin to hear strange whispering?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

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

11. How many prayer books does Mrs. Porter discuss with Mr. Davidson?
(a) 8.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

15. Who followed John Harrington prior to his death?
(a) A cop.
(b) Mr. Karswell.
(c) The secretary.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went to the chapel, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," to take photographs?

2. Where are the two men vacationing in "A Warning to the Curious"?

3. What does Dunning slip the sheet of paper into that belongs to Mr. Karswell?

4. In "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," where does the person Mr. Davidson meets on his walk say his daughter works?

5. What do the police suspect killed Mr. Poshwitz?

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