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

2. In the story, "The End," with whom does the stranger converse?
(a) The black man.
(b) The stranger.
(c) The store owner.
(d) The store owner's son.

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

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

5. What talent does Ireneo Funes possess?
(a) He memorizes encyclopedias.
(b) He can recite the entire dictionary.
(c) He always knows the correct time.
(d) He can create new languages.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Fergus Kilpatrick die?

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

4. Who is James Alexander Nolan?

5. How does Ireneo Funes die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jaromir Hladik complete his play?

2. How does the Englishman in "The Form of the Sword" receive the scar on his face?

3. What irony is evident in the membership of the Sect of the Phoenix?

4. How do the stranger and the black man feel about their rivalry?

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

6. In "The End," why do the black man and the stranger fight?

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

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

9. What unusual theories does Nils Runeberg propose?

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

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