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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 does Miss Denton decide to make curtains from, in "The Diary of Mr. Poynter"?
(a) A pattern in the diary.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) After the sunset.
(d) Wool.

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

3. What happens to Mr. Paxton, at the end of "A Warning to the Curious"?
(a) He becomes famous.
(b) He dies.
(c) He is exiled.
(d) He wins the lottery.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the man when "A Neighbour's Landmark" begins?

2. Who followed John Harrington prior to his death?

3. Where did John Haynes work?

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

5. In "A Warning to the Curious," what is the purpose of the three crowns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What passage does Mr. Humphreys find that describes the maze?

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

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

4. In the story "A Vignette," what does the narrator see when he looks into the garden?

5. In "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral," how did John Haynes' predecessor die?

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

7. What inheritance does Mr. Humphreys receive from his uncle?

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

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

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

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