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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. In The Faery Reel, what does the narrator say the 'brown boys' will do with his heart?
(a) Play a song on it and dance along.
(b) Play with it until it is broken.
(c) Eat it.
(d) Lock it up and keep it safe.

2. Whom does the detective suspect of committing the murder, and why?
(a) Vernet and his friend the 'Limping Doctor.'
(b) Prince Albert.
(c) Inspector Lestrade.
(d) Vernet.

3. Why does Runt think he will be ok when he runs away from home?
(a) He knows it will not be long before he is found and brought home, but wants to make a point.
(b) He thinks the police will protect him if anyone tries to hurt him.
(c) He has read fairy stories and knows that there are good people as well as monsters out there.
(d) He plans to go find distant relatives and stay with them.

4. What bad habits does the detective warn the narrator that he has?
(a) He snores and tests poisons on the dog.
(b) He is very messy and likes to practice firing his gun at night.
(c) He snores and uses the mantelpiece for target practice.
(d) He is very messy and is visited at all hours by strange people.

5. Who is trying to attack Amelia as she hides in the woodcutter's cottage?
(a) The writer.
(b) Ghoul-lords.
(c) Vampires.
(d) Lord Falconmere.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they find a beautiful garden with a stream that looks like a fairy grotto, what does one of the boys do?

2. What is the first story about?

3. In 'Bitter Grounds' what is the narrator doing when he decides to just keep driving and run away from his old life?

4. What explanation does the detective give for the word 'Rache' being written on the wall at the crime scene?

5. Who offers to tell the next story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the double bass allows him to play beautiful music this one time?

2. Is there a 'bad guy' in the story 'A Study in Emerald'?

3. Do you think the gypsy woman in 'The Flints of Memory Lane' is a ghost? Did the boy imagine it all?

4. In what ways could 'Good Boys Deserve Favors' be considered a coming of age story?

5. Why does Runt decide to go into the farmhouse at the end of October's story?

6. How do the characteristics and personalities of the months in the story 'October in the Chair' reflect the different months of the year?

7. Who tells the story about the playhouse in 'Closing Time,' and what evidence is there that this person is the storyteller?

8. Is Amelia a sympathetic character?

9. In 'The Faery Reel,' what kind of place is fairyland?

10. Describe the things that happen to the character Amelia Earnshawe in 'Forbidden Brides...'

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