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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Cooper's wife almost get lost?
(a) The maze.
(b) At sea.
(c) The mall.
(d) The house.

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

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

4. In "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," where does the person Mr. Davidson meets on his walk say his daughter works?
(a) Sharper Image.
(b) Brookstone.
(c) Apple Mannor.
(d) A local school.

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

6. How was John Haynes predecessor killed?
(a) Shingles.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Stabbed.
(d) Fell on the stairs.

7. What does Mr. Thomson think he sees in the strange room, in "Rats"?
(a) A stick.
(b) A woman.
(c) A book.
(d) A scarecrow.

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

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

10. Why did Mr. Lake go to the cathedral, in "An Episode of Cathedral History"?
(a) To work.
(b) To study records.
(c) To pray.
(d) To meet the priest.

11. What happened to the first crown, in "A Warning to the Curious"?
(a) It was stolen.
(b) It diappeared.
(c) It burst into flames.
(d) It was melted down.

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

13. What did the dean discover, in the story "An Episode of Cathedral History"?
(a) An old cross.
(b) A murder.
(c) A tomb.
(d) A new bible.

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

15. Where are the two men vacationing in "A Warning to the Curious"?
(a) New York.
(b) Seaburgh.
(c) Paris.
(d) Gramsburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," when Mr. Davidson returns to the chapel?

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

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

4. Why is Dunning left home alone at night?

5. What happens to Mr. Paxton, at the end of "A Warning to the Curious"?

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