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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the narrator and Ireneo Funes discuss?
(a) His sister.
(b) The war.
(c) Funes' paralysis.
(d) Funes' hyper-awareness.

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

6. To which nationality are the members of the Sect of the Phoenix compared?
(a) Irish.
(b) Jews.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Germans.

7. How does Ireneo Funes die?
(a) From heart failure.
(b) He is shot.
(c) From a blood clot in his brain.
(d) By falling out of bed.

8. How does Fergus Kilpatrick die?
(a) He falls off the top of a building.
(b) He falls in a well.
(c) He is murdered in his sleep.
(d) He is assassinated.

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

10. Why does the narrator seek shelter at the Englishman's ranch?
(a) He car had a flat tire.
(b) He is caught in a terrible storm.
(c) He is hiding from soldiers.
(d) He is running from the police.

11. Which American President is compared with Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) Garfield.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) McKinley.

12. Why does Erik Lonnrot believe the third man in "Death and the Compass" was murdered?
(a) He offended a group of religious people.
(b) As part of a hate crime.
(c) As part of a crime of passion.
(d) As part of a botched robbery.

13. Where does Fergus Kilpatrick die?
(a) In the theater.
(b) In his bed.
(c) In England.
(d) In a barn.

14. Who is Fergus Kilpatrick?
(a) A friend of Ryan.
(b) The great-grandson of James Alexander Nolan.
(c) An Englishman.
(d) An Irish rebel.

15. Who is Jaromir Hladik?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) A writer.
(c) A watchmaker.
(d) A soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Death and the Compass," what structure is designed like a labyrinth?

2. What talent does Ireneo Funes possess?

3. What happens to the Irishman at the end of "The Form of the Sword"?

4. In "The Form of the Sword," when does the Irish rebellion take place?

5. What does the narrator ask the Englishman after dinner?

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