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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the rabbi was murdered?
(a) As part of a hate crime.
(b) As part of a crime of passion.
(c) As part of a botched robbery.
(d) He offended a group of religious people.

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

3. In "Death and the Compass," how are Erik Lonnrot and the police alerted to the third murder?
(a) By a phone call.
(b) By email.
(c) By mail.
(d) By clues found at the second crime scene.

4. Why does the narrator have to leave his cousin's house?
(a) His father is dying.
(b) His sister is getting married.
(c) He must return to work.
(d) He has been called to active duty.

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

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

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. To whom does Nils Runeberg compare Judas?
(a) Marx.
(b) Pilate.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Caesar.

9. In "The Form of the Sword," when does the Irish rebellion take place?
(a) The early forties.
(b) The early twenties.
(c) The late thirties.
(d) The mid-sixties.

10. Who is most likely the traitor that Fergus Kilpatrick sentences to death?
(a) Ryan.
(b) James Alexander Nolan.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Fergus Kilpatrick.

11. At what age does Ireneo Funes die?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Eighty-two.
(d) Thirty-five.

12. Where does Jaromir Hladik live?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Prague.
(d) Warsaw.

13. How does John Vincent Moon anger the Irishman?
(a) He trades ammunition for food.
(b) He turns the Irishman in to the authorities.
(c) He refuses to fight.
(d) He steals the Irishman's rations.

14. What is the "secret miracle" that Jaromir Hladik experiences?
(a) The Allies arrive before the executioners can reload.
(b) During his execution, he is able to mentally finish his play.
(c) Lightning stirkes the executioners.
(d) He is able to pretend to be dead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What talent does Ireneo Funes possess?

2. Who is Erik Lonnrot?

3. In the story, "The End," why is the man in the back of the store lying down?

4. What is the name of Jaromir Hladik's unfinished play?

5. Who is Ryan?

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