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

2. What does Runt decide at the end of the story?
(a) To go to the police to report that there are dangerous things living in the farmhouse.
(b) To take Dearly home with him, so he can haunt his brothers.
(c) To return to his family, who he knows will miss him if he stays with Dearly.
(d) To go into the farmhouse, so he can stay with Dearly forever as a ghost.

3. What is the third play in the trio that the detective takes the narrator to?
(a) A play about the murder of an Old One.
(b) A play celebrating the victory of the Old Ones over mankind.
(c) A play condemning the Old Ones as tyrants.
(d) A play about a vampire.

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

5. Who is Mr. Alice?
(a) A top secret agent from Russia.
(b) A very rich and powerful man who likes to remain private.
(c) A criminal mastermind who is always plotting against the government.
(d) A cult leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. In New Orleans, who does the narrator and another professor meet in a bar?

2. Why did she come to this house instead?

3. In 'Other People' what is the worst form of torture that the demon inflicts on the man?

4. In 'Strange Little Girls' in the story 'Bonnie's Mother,' what has happened to Bonnie's mother?

5. What is Mr. Alice's main interest outside of business?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator see a Haitian coffee girl at the end of the story?

2. In 'Bitter Grounds' why does the man become a demon?

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

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

5. Is Amelia a sympathetic character?

6. Describe the character of the detective in 'A Study in Emerald.'

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

8. What do you think the three older boys in the ghost story are?

9. In 'Keepsakes and Treasures' how does the narrator's background explain the person he is today?

10. Why does the poet cast aside all his possessions and his old life in the poem 'Going Wodwo'?

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