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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 Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch' what are the professions of Jane, Jonathon, and the narrator?
(a) An actress, a film producer, and a fantasy author.
(b) A circus performer, a ringmaster, and a fantasy author.
(c) A journalist, a television presenter, and a fantasy author.
(d) A housewife, an accountant, and a fantasy author.

2. In 'Strange Little Girls' in the story 'Raining Blood,' what two options are given to the reader?
(a) The subject of the story was either killed by her boyfriend, or rescued by her father.
(b) to go through with her pregnancy or got an abortion.
(c) The subject of the story either married her baby's father or went to college and became a lawyer.
(d) The subject of the story either survived the war or was killed by the Gestapo.

3. What does the old Shahinai woman take in exchange for the young man?
(a) A winning lottery ticket for the New York State Lottery.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Gold.

4. Where does a woman from the bar take the narrator?
(a) To an abandoned house.
(b) To a bar for gumbo.
(c) Back to the hotel.
(d) To a graveyard.

5. Why was Amelia on her way to Lord Falconmere's house?
(a) To beg him to marry her.
(b) To claim her birthright.
(c) To work as a cook in his kitchen.
(d) To work as a governess for his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. After following the path away from the river, what does Runt come to?

2. Who suddenly turns up in the young writer's house?

3. Why does the narrator kill the deputy head of the orphanage?

4. Whom does the detective suspect of committing the murder, and why?

5. Why does Runt think he will be ok when he runs away from home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the character of Miss Finch.

5. In the poem 'The Hidden Chamber,' is there anything that is actually hidden?

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

7. What do the characters in 'Strange Little Girls' have in common?

8. Describe the steps that lead up to the narrator taking the professor's identity.

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

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

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