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

2. What is unusual about the policemen's observation of the bathroom in "The Moving Finger"?
(a) Nothing is unusual.
(b) Howard is sane.
(c) There is no evidence of a murder.
(d) There is nobody in the bathroom.

3. Whom does Joe marry?
(a) Popsy.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Cora.
(d) Cara.

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

5. Who investigates the story of the Night Flier?
(a) A teenager.
(b) A Federal investigator.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Martha's son's name?

2. In "Popsy," how much is a mysterious buyer willing to pay for the object of his desire?

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

4. How does Robinson's wife die?

5. Where does the noise come from when the police are in the bathroom in "The Moving Finger"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Paul Jannings.

6. Describe Peter Jefferies from "Dedication."

7. What is Robinson obsessed with and why?

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

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

10. How does Robinson execute his plan to kill Dolan?

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