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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the members of the Sect of the Phoenix have in common?
(a) They have a secret.
(b) They are all brothers.
(c) They are part of a coup.
(d) They all have a terminal illness.

2. What happens to John Vincent Moon during the Irish rebellion?
(a) He hides in a truck.
(b) He falls from the top of a building.
(c) He is shot in the leg.
(d) He freezes during a battle.

3. To what do scholars ascribe Nils Runeberg's odd beliefs?
(a) His upbringing.
(b) Seizures.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) His insomnia.

4. In the story, "The End," why is the man in the back of the store lying down?
(a) He is ill and unable to walk.
(b) He has just been shot.
(c) He is tired.
(d) He just woke up.

5. Who is Ryan?
(a) A friend of of Fergus Kilpatrick.
(b) An Irish rebel.
(c) The great grandson of Fergus Kilpatrick.
(d) The Taoiseach of Ireland.

6. What conclusion does Ryan make about the murder of Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) Kilpatrick committed suicide.
(b) It never occured.
(c) It was intentionally plotted to resemble Caesar's death.
(d) It was designed to incite a rebellion.

7. In the story, "The End," who has the stranger killed previously?
(a) The black man.
(b) The black man's brother.
(c) The store owner's son.
(d) His brother.

8. Who is John Vincent Moon?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The Irishman.
(c) The Englishman.
(d) Ireneo Funes.

9. What type of play is Jaromir Hladik writing?
(a) A drama.
(b) A tragedy.
(c) A farce.
(d) A comedy.

10. What happens to the Irishman at the end of "The Form of the Sword"?
(a) He is shot by Moon.
(b) He runs away to France.
(c) He is killed in the rebellion.
(d) He is taken away by the authorities.

11. Who is the narrator visiting when he meets Ireneo Funes for the first time?
(a) His sister.
(b) A friend.
(c) His father.
(d) His cousin.

12. How are the three murders in "Death and the Compass" related?
(a) All the murders occured on a Tuesday.
(b) The three victims were business partners.
(c) All the victims spoke a part of God's name aloud.
(d) All of the victims were Jewish.

13. Which Shakespearean character is compared with Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Marcus Brutus.

14. In "Death and the Compass," what do the police find at each crime scene?
(a) A red rose.
(b) A knife.
(c) Letters for a specific name for God.
(d) A letter to a printing company.

15. What nationality is Jaromir Hladik?
(a) Dutch,
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Jewish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Death and the Compass," what does the reader learn about the clues found at the crime scenes?

2. To whom does Nils Runeberg compare Judas?

3. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the second man in "Death and the Compass" was murdered?

4. In the story, "The End," which character has lost a guitar duel?

5. Why does the narrator visit Ireneo Funes before returning home?

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