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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What falls on Mr. Karswell that kills him?
(a) A piano.
(b) A man.
(c) A statue.
(d) A stone.

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

3. In what month will a person die if he or she touches the carvings, in the story "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) March.

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

5. In "The Diary of Mr. Poynter," what covers the human figure that appears to Mr. Denton?
(a) Mud.
(b) Hair.
(c) Wool.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to John Haynes' wood carvings after his death?

3. What does Mr. Thomson think he sees in the strange room, in "Rats"?

4. What is actually in the strange room Mr. Thomson goes into?

5. What does John Haynes do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Davidson returns to the church on St. Mark's day?

2. What is odd about the wood carvings in John Haynes room, in the story "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?

3. How does Miss Denton use the diary, in the story "The Diary of Mr. Poynter"?

4. Who is John Haynes, in the story "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?

5. Why is Mr. Karswell, one of the main characters in "Casting the Runes," a vicious man?

6. Describe the hedge maze, in "Mr. Humphreys and his Inheritance."

7. In "The Malice of Inanimate Objects," how do the objects attack the men in the story?

8. What is in the sphere at the end of "Mr. Humphreys and his Inheritance," and what does Mr. Humphreys decide it means?

9. In "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," what does Mrs. Porter says is wrong at the church?

10. What is the legend of the three crowns?

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