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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. What else do they want from her?
(a) Her hand in marriage.
(b) Some bread rolls.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) A key to the treasure.

2. When the writer does try writing fantasy, what is Amelia doing now?
(a) Fighting orcs.
(b) Making toast.
(c) Flying a spaceship.
(d) Trying to kill the writer.

3. Why does the narrator's passenger ask him to go back to the hotel?
(a) He accidentally brought his room key with him.
(b) He forgot his presentation notes for his paper.
(c) He is sick of his company.
(d) He forgot his wallet.

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

5. What does the narrator do the next day?
(a) He digs up a grave in the graveyard and finds the body of his friend.
(b) He leaves New Orleans as quickly as he can.
(c) He presents the professor's paper.
(d) He goes in search of the woman from the bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman from the bar say happened to a young man in New Orleans?

2. In 'October in the Chair,' who tells the first story?

3. When he returns to the car and finds the man gone, what does the narrator find?

4. In 'Strange Little Girls' what does the policewoman in 'Monday's Child' find at the school?

5. What is the Swallows?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the last story in 'Strange Little Girls,' two alternate stories are offered about a woman who lived during the war. Which one offers the happier ending?

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

3. Describe the character of Mr. Alice.

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

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

6. Is the playhouse evil or magical, or was it just the narrator's imagination?

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

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

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

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

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