View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Robinson's wife die?
(a) She has a heart attack.
(b) She is blown up in her car.
(c) She is stabbed.
(d) She is gunned down.

2. What author frequents Le Palais in "Dedication"?
(a) Tom Clancy.
(b) Stephen King.
(c) Peter Jefferies.
(d) Darcy Jack.

3. What happens to Howard at the end of his story?
(a) He succumbs to the effects of the chemical.
(b) He is fired.
(c) He finds a cure.
(d) He is murdered.

4. What does Miss Sidley think has happened to the children?
(a) They have been medicated.
(b) They have been abused.
(c) Evil has overtaken them.
(d) Depression has overtaken them.

5. What occupation does John Tell hold?
(a) He is a singer.
(b) He is an author.
(c) He is a dancer.
(d) He is a music producer.

6. What teeth are involved in "Chattery Teeth"?
(a) Shark teeth.
(b) Novelty teeth.
(c) Human teeth.
(d) Dentures.

7. What does Jannings do to John Tell one day?
(a) Punches him.
(b) Gropes him.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Stabs him.

8. What does the rat-faced kid from "Chattery Teeth" ask Bill for?
(a) A ride to the airport.
(b) Some money.
(c) A ride home.
(d) Some advice.

9. How many kids does Miss Sidley kill?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Twelve.

10. What are sneakers in "Sneakers" covered with?
(a) Water.
(b) Dead flies.
(c) Urine.
(d) Dust.

11. What does John Tell find out about Jannings at the end of "Sneakers"?
(a) He is a convict.
(b) He is a ghost.
(c) He is a rapist.
(d) He is a murderer.

12. Why was the property that Joe Newall buys foreclosed?
(a) The previous owner died.
(b) The previous owner didn't pay his mortgage.
(c) The previous owner was murdered.
(d) The previous owner's kids didn't want it.

13. What occupation does Martha hold?
(a) She is an author.
(b) She is a homemaker.
(c) She is a waitress.
(d) She is a housekeeper.

14. How does Miss Sidley see kids behind her when she's at the chalkboard?
(a) She has eyes in the back of her head.
(b) She has someone spy for her.
(c) She catches their reflections in her glasses.
(d) She has a hidden camera.

15. How old is the person that Sheridan finds in a mall?
(a) Five or six.
(b) Eleven or twelve.
(c) Nine or ten.
(d) Two or three.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The End of the Whole Mess," which town is found to have never had any violence?

2. When do Joe and his wife have their first child?

3. Who is Martha's son's natural father, according to Martha?

4. What does the finger in "The Moving Finger" do gradually?

5. Who/what does the person that Sheridan takes keep talking about?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 427 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample