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

2. What does the finger in "The Moving Finger" do gradually?
(a) It grows shorter.
(b) It grows longer.
(c) It grows fatter.
(d) It creates fires.

3. What color is Dolan's cadillac?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) Silver.
(d) Red.

4. What happens to Sheridan at the end of "Popsy"?
(a) He dies of a heart attack.
(b) He is eaten for lunch.
(c) He is killed in a car accident.
(d) He is arrested.

5. What is the zoo's main attraction in "Chattery Teeth"?
(a) Dog.
(b) Alligator.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Scooter's Grocery and Roadside Zoo located?

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

3. What grade does Miss Sidley teach?

4. What does Robinson do to prepare for his plan?

5. In "Night Flier," what is hidden in the plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does John Tell run away?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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