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

2. What does Mr. Humphrey see in the hole in the paper?
(a) A fire.
(b) A face.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A letter.

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

4. Why does Miss Denton become angry at Mr. Denton in "The Diary of Mr. Poynter"?
(a) He forgets to run an errand.
(b) He does not cook her dinner.
(c) He hates her singing.
(d) He teases her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Casting the Runes," what covers the sheet of paper Dunning's receives?

2. What happens to Mr. Burton, at the end of "The Malice of Inanimate Objects"?

3. What does the narrator claim happened to him, at the end of "A Vignette"?

4. In "The Diary of Mr. Poynter, " what was the dead man's coffin filled with?

5. How many prayer books does Mrs. Porter discuss with Mr. Davidson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Thomson find in the strange room, in the story "Rats"?

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

3. Who is Mr. Poschwitz, in the story "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?

4. What does the narrator learn about the wood carvings, at the end of "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?

5. Who reads Mr. Karswell's paper, in "Casting the Runes," and what happens to this person?

6. Who is Mr. Denton haunted by in "The Diary of Mr. Poynter," and what does he learn about that person?

7. What is the legend of the three crowns?

8. What does Mr. Harrington return to Mr. Karswell, and what happens to Mr. Karswell, at the end of "Casting the Runes"?

9. Who is Lady Ivy and what does she want?

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

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