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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 is the name of Wagner's dog that helps him with "Tannhauser" before it is released?
(a) Spots.
(b) Peps.
(c) Spinto.
(d) Pepin.

2. What animal does the teacher place in the trash can in Chapter 6?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A bird.
(c) A hamster.
(d) A mouse.

3. Why does Taylor begin to refuse his mail in Chapter 30?
(a) The letters are addressed to someone else.
(b) He does not like mail.
(c) He does not have enough room to keep all of the letters.
(d) The letters have insufficient postage.

4. What happens to the first opera that Harvey describes in Chapter 37?
(a) It is separated into three smaller operas, which become very popular.
(b) Wagner completes it, but never allows anyone to hear it.
(c) It becomes Wagner's most popular opera.
(d) Wagner does not complete it.

5. By comparison to the Peshtigo fire, how many people were killed in the Chicago fire?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Twenty one hundred.
(c) Seven hundred.
(d) Fifteen hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Doyle's favorite teacher guess by observing his patient's mannerisms and physical traits?

2. When does the third opera mentioned in Chapter 37 close?

3. As Harvey explains in Chapter 15, how many people were killed in the Peshtigo fire?

4. Who is responsible for putting the book of short news stories together?

5. How old is the future author when he is kidnapped in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which two events does Harvey discuss in "The Night Sin City Died"?

2. What lesson is outlined in "Strong Man's Weakness"?

3. What unusual method for composing operas does Wagner use in "Wagner's Collaborator"?

4. What is General Taylor's missed opportunity in Chapter 30?

5. What is the Lone Ranger's irony in "Who Was That Masked Man?"

6. Which similarities of the two ships are the most astonishing in "Futility"?

7. What is the story behind the "Pen Pals" in Chapter 14?

8. What is the difference between the presumed subject of Chapter 10 and the story's actual subject?

9. How does "Chains" discuss a historical saying?

10. Why is Edzard's painting puzzling to people in Chapter 36?

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