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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 Mr. Cooper plan to show his wife, in "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?
(a) The antique doll.
(b) The book.
(c) The robe.
(d) The maze.

2. What happens, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book," when Mr. Davidson returns to the chapel?
(a) The prayer books are replaced.
(b) Mrs. Porter is dead.
(c) The chapel burned to the ground.
(d) The chapel is gone.

3. What does the narrator read about John Haynes, at the start of "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"?
(a) A news report.
(b) A short story.
(c) An obituary.
(d) Sports statistics.

4. In "Casting the Runes," what does Mr. Karswell show the children?
(a) A scary slide show.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A gold coin.
(d) A Disney movie.

5. What is described as being a parable, in "Mr. Humphrey's Inheritance"?
(a) The police officer.
(b) The doll.
(c) The donkey.
(d) The passage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Episode of Cathedral History," what did the last dean do, according to Mr. Worby?

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

3. Whose paper did the society deny, in "Casting the Runes"?

4. What does Mr. Paxton discover, in "A Warning to the Curious"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the old man Mr. Davidson meets tell him about, in "The Uncommon Prayer-Book"?

6. Who is Paxton, in the story "A Warning to the Curious," and what happens to him?

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

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

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

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