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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 John Haynes do for a living?
(a) Archetect.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Archdeacon.
(d) Pope.

2. Who killed Squire Francis Bowles?
(a) A stranger.
(b) His wife and son.
(c) His mother.
(d) His friend.

3. What happens to John Haynes' wood carvings after his death?
(a) They burn.
(b) They are sold.
(c) The come to life and run away.
(d) They stay in his office.

4. What does Dunning find under his pillow?
(a) A dead animal.
(b) A gold coin.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) A letter.

5. Who is Mr. Worby,in the story "An Episode of Cathedral History"?
(a) The priest.
(b) The caretaker.
(c) A king.
(d) A cop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Cooper's wife almost get lost?

2. What does Mr. Denton initially think about Mr. Poynter's diaries?

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

4. What does Miss Denton decide to make curtains from, in "The Diary of Mr. Poynter"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Squire Francis Bowles want to be buried in an earthy grave?

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

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

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

5. What is unusual about Betton Woods?

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

7. What did the dean find when he remodeled the church, in "An Episode of Cathedral History."

8. What role does the secretary play, in "Casting the Runes"?

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

10. What is the legend of the three crowns?

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