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

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

3. What is this person traveling to present a paper on?
(a) Metaphor in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
(b) Haitian coffee girls.
(c) Death and the afterlife in different cultures.
(d) Breakthroughs in dental hygiene.

4. Who is in the car with Mr. Alice when he picks up the narrator at the station?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) A professor of ancient languages.
(c) A detective.
(d) An old Shahinai woman.

5. In the third ghost story, what are the three older boys looking at when the narrator sees them on his way home from school?
(a) A pornographic magazine.
(b) A treasure map.
(c) A dead bird.
(d) An old wrecked car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When they get to the circus, why is Miss Finch unimpressed?

3. What else do they want from her?

4. What is the first story about?

5. At a cafe, how does the narrator identify himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the character of Miss Finch.

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. Describe the character of Mr. Alice.

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