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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 do murders take place in "Night Flier"?
(a) A quiet neighborhood in Maryland.
(b) Maryland airport.
(c) Across the United States.
(d) New York airport.

2. What is the name of Howard's younger brother?
(a) Robinson.
(b) Dolan.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Forney.

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

4. Who makes up the author's suite in "Dedication"?
(a) Darcy.
(b) Peter.
(c) Martha.
(d) Jack.

5. In "Night Flier," what kind of plane has something unusual?
(a) Cessna.
(b) Boeing 777.
(c) Toy airplane.
(d) Boeing 747.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation does John Tell hold?

2. What does the rat-faced kid from "Chattery Teeth" ask Bill for?

3. Where does Howard Mitla find a dismembered finger?

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

5. In "The End of the Whole Mess," where do the brothers disperse a chemical to the population?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What similarities are there between Martha's son and Peter Jefferies in "Dedication"?

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

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

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

6. How is Sheridan surprised in "Popsy"?

7. Describe Paul Jannings.

8. How do the teeth in "Chattery Teeth" show loyalty to Bill Hogan?

9. What is the story behind the sneakers in "Sneakers"?

10. What is Robinson obsessed with and why?

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