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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. How does Nils Runeberg die?
(a) He is executed.
(b) In an automobile wreck.
(c) From a heart attack.
(d) From an aneurysm.

2. Who is Nils Runeberg?
(a) A fictitious writer of biblical theories.
(b) A scholar and theologian.
(c) A watch maker.
(d) A baker and theologian.

3. Who is Erik Lonnrot?
(a) A robber.
(b) A professor.
(c) A baker.
(d) A detective.

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

5. In "Death and the Compass," what do the police receive in the mail after the third murder?
(a) A knife.
(b) A map.
(c) A confession.
(d) A lock of hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Ryan?

3. In the story, "The End," with whom does the stranger converse?

4. How long does John Vincent Moon hide while the Irishman fights in the rebellion?

5. Why does Ryan believe Fergus Kilpatrick's murder was never solved?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the traitor scheduled for execution in "Theme of the Traitor and Hero"?

2. What does Jaromir Hladik regret?

3. Why does the Englishman in "The Form of the Sword" hide his identity in the story?

4. In "The Form of the Sword," how does the Irishman rescue John Vincent Moon?

5. In "Theme of the Traitor and Hero," what coincidences raise Ryan's suspicion?

6. In "Theme of the Traitor and Hero," why are the details of Ryan's great-grandfather's death obscured?

7. How does Erik Lonnrot discover the location of the fourth murder?

8. How is "Three Versions of Judas" designed to deceive the reader?

9. What is Jaromir Hladik's prayer?

10. Describe Ireneo Funes.

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