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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 the Irishman rescue John Vincent Moon?
(a) By leading him to a safe house.
(b) By bandaging his leg.
(c) By driving him to the border.
(d) By carrying him to a hospital.

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

3. Which character dies at the end of "The End"?
(a) The stranger.
(b) The store owner's son.
(c) The store owner.
(d) The black man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John Vincent Moon anger the Irishman?

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

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

4. To which nationality are the members of the Sect of the Phoenix compared?

5. In "Death and the Compass," how are Erik Lonnrot and the police alerted to the third murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does the Sect of the Phoenix keep?

2. What is Jaromir Hladik's prayer?

3. What theory does Erik Lonnrot have about the murders in "Death and the Compass"?

4. How is Fergus Kilpatrick both a traitor and a hero?

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

6. What unusual theories does Nils Runeberg propose?

7. What discovery does Erik Lonnrot make about the murders at the fourth crime scene?

8. Describe Jaromir Hladik.

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

10. Why does language frustrate Ireneo Funes?

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