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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martin Kobel's specialize in the story "The Therapist"?
(a) Severe psychiatric disorders.
(b) Divorce therapy.
(c) Marriage therapy.
(d) Anger management and addiction.

2. What is Nicholas Walker's profession in "Human Intelligence"?
(a) Assassin.
(b) Radio announcer.
(c) Physician.
(d) Spy.

3. What does Quirinus cite as the reason he moves from the area in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Bad ankles.
(b) Bad knees.
(c) Bad memory.
(d) Bad heart.

4. What is the real reason Quirinus moves from the area in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Fear of women.
(b) Fear of fire.
(c) Fear of stone.
(d) Fear of heights.

5. Who does Quirinus say killed Dora in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Her father.
(b) The Arab.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Himself.

6. What is Rex's last name in "Stories"?
(a) Smith.
(b) Kingsly.
(c) Fisch.
(d) Ross.

7. Where do the protagonist and his friends go to stage the maiden flight recreation in the exact same location as the original in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Charleston.
(c) New York.
(d) Williamsburg.

8. What does the protagonist do when a man, woman and child approach him with the nose on in "The Cult of the Nose"?
(a) Lights a fire and leaves.
(b) Calls the police.
(c) Shoots them.
(d) Hangs himself.

9. Arthur is wanted for questioning in the disappearance of a woman where in "Unwell"?
(a) Salt Lake City.
(b) Denver.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boulder.

10. The film footage of the maiden flight in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon" was created in what year?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1901.

11. Where does the protagonist's dog lay down and refuse to move in "Land Of The Lost"?
(a) By a dumpster.
(b) A drainage ditch.
(c) A train track.
(d) A freeway exit.

12. When was Nicholas Walker dropped to Earth in "Human Intelligence"?
(a) 550 A.D.
(b) 429 C.E.
(c) 132 C.E.
(d) 8098 A.D.

13. What is Annabelle's profession in "The Therapist"?
(a) Farm worker.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Financial analyst.

14. Rex belonged to a group of writers who began writing what in "Stories"?
(a) Romantic fiction.
(b) Fantasy pulps.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Postmodern literature.

15. What follows Quirinus up the staircase in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) A tin bird.
(b) A black rat.
(c) A cricket.
(d) A spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annabelle throw in the trash after meeting Martin Kobel for the first time in "The Therapist"?

2. Who is Caroleen's twin sister in "Parallel Lines"?

3. In what county does Annabelle work in "The Therapist"?

4. Who is Robbie's son in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?

5. What teenager regularly does the grocery shopping for Caroleen in "Parallel Lines"?

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