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

2. In "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance," what does Mr. Humphrey learn is hidden in the globe?
(a) A letter.
(b) Ashes.
(c) A skeleton.
(d) A map.

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

4. Who is Mr. Cooper, in the story "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A neighbor of his mother's.
(d) A neighbor of his uncle's.

5. Where does Mr. Humphrey find a pedestal with a globe on it?
(a) The dock.
(b) The trunk.
(c) The attic.
(d) The center of the maze.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was John Harrington murdered, in "Casting the Runes"?

2. Who does Mr. Davidson meet on his walk home, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?

3. How was John Haynes predecessor killed?

4. What does Lady Ivy want?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the legend of the three crowns?

4. Why does Mr. Lake go to the cathedral, and who does he stay with in "An Episode of Cathedral History"? Why is this person important to the tale?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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