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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who are the other three men at the club on the night they tell each other ghost stories?
2. What happens to Miss Finch?
3. What does the woman from the bar say happened to a young man in New Orleans?
4. How does the killer know that the detective is on his track?
5. What is the Swallows?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the character of Miss Finch.
2. In 'Keepsakes and Treasures' how does the narrator's background explain the person he is today?
3. Why do you think the double bass allows him to play beautiful music this one time?
4. Who tells the story about the playhouse in 'Closing Time,' and what evidence is there that this person is the storyteller?
5. Describe how the detective solves the mystery in 'A Study in Emerald.'
6. In the poem 'The Hidden Chamber,' is there anything that is actually hidden?
7. Describe the things that happen to the character Amelia Earnshawe in 'Forbidden Brides...'
8. Why does the narrator see a Haitian coffee girl at the end of the story?
9. Describe the steps that lead up to the narrator taking the professor's identity.
10. Is Amelia a sympathetic character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What exactly happens in the story 'Bitter Grounds' and what does the story mean? Does it have several meanings? Is there a message in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of identity in 'October in the Chair,' 'The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch,' 'Strange Little Girls,' and 'Harlequin Valentine.'
Essay Topic 3
What is the symbolism of the gargoyle in the story 'How Do You Think it Feels?' Is it successful in achieving its intended meaning? Is it a real living monster, an inanimate piece of plasticine, or a metaphor for something in the story? Can it be all three?
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