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

2. Where does Howard Mitla find a dismembered finger?
(a) In the kitchen sink.
(b) In the backyard.
(c) In his bathtub drain.
(d) In his bedroom.

3. Whom does Martha see while pregnant?
(a) A therapist.
(b) A psychiatrist.
(c) A bruja.
(d) A fortune teller.

4. When does "It Grows on You" begin?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1994.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy who taunts Miss Sidley?

2. How does Miss Sidley see kids behind her when she's at the chalkboard?

3. What does Miss Sidley do at the end of "Suffer the Little Children"?

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

5. What does Martha's son send her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Howard try to get rid of the finger in "The Moving Finger"?

2. In "The End of the Whole Mess," how does Bobby's plan go awry?

3. How do John Tell and Paul Jannings become friends in "Sneakers"?

4. In "Popsy," what does Sheridan resort to in order to pay back his bookie?

5. Describe the property that Newall buys and what his plans are in "It Grows On You."

6. In "The End of the Whole Mess," what is Bobby's plan to save the world?

7. Describe the scene of the bathroom when policemen arrive in "The Moving Finger."

8. Why does John Tell run away?

9. Describe Peter Jefferies from "Dedication."

10. What change does Miss Sidley see in her students, and what does she eventually do about it?

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