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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. What grade does Miss Sidley teach?
(a) Fourth grade.
(b) First grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Fifth grade.

2. What is Howard Mitla's wife's name?
(a) Cora.
(b) Martha.
(c) Myra.
(d) Violet.

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

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

5. How long has it been since John Tell has first seen the sneakers?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Four years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sheridan owe money to?

2. Whom does Joe marry?

3. What do the policemen observe about the bathroom in "The Moving Finger"?

4. What does Jannings do to John Tell one day?

5. What is Scooter's wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the father of Martha's child change in her eyes in "Dedication"?

5. How is Sheridan surprised in "Popsy"?

6. Why does John Tell run away?

7. What is Robinson obsessed with and why?

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

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

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

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