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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. Where is Martha's workplace located?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Bangor.

2. What is wrong with Joe's child?
(a) It is evil.
(b) It is a vampire.
(c) It is a mutant baby.
(d) It has cancer.

3. Where is Scooter's Grocery and Roadside Zoo located?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Utah.
(c) Nevada.
(d) California.

4. Where does the noise come from when the police are in the bathroom in "The Moving Finger"?
(a) The sink.
(b) The toilet.
(c) The vent.
(d) The bathtub.

5. In "Night Flier," what is unusual about one of the planes?
(a) It contains a bed.
(b) It contains a car inside it.
(c) It contains a cargo section.
(d) The planes doesn't work.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does "It Grows on You" begin?

2. Where do murders take place in "Night Flier"?

3. What is Howard Mitla's wife's name?

4. How long does it take Robinson to formulate and execute a plan?

5. What occupation does John Tell hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joe Newall's wife in "It Grows On You."

2. In "It Grows On You," how does Joe Newall die, and what are some possible reasons why?

3. Describe Paul Jannings.

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

5. Describe the character of Miss Sidley.

6. In "Night Flier," whom does the reporter find responsible for the series of murders, and where does he find him?

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

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

9. What do the hitchhiker's actions reveal in "Chattery Teeth"?

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

(see the answer keys)

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