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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 happens to the old woman who wins the game in "Loser"?
(a) She buys a house.
(b) She is killed by her daughter.
(c) Her heart gives out.
(d) She divorces her husband.

2. Who is Mallon's guru in "Mallon The Guru"?
(a) Umor.
(b) Urdang.
(c) Ilona.
(d) Amanor.

3. What did the woman of the night do to the others she had bitten in "Juvenal Nyx"?
(a) Married them.
(b) Let them go.
(c) Killed them.
(d) Eaten them.

4. What does Lukas find when he visits his brother's restaurant in "Wildfire in Manhattan"?
(a) It was plowed down.
(b) It is engulfed in flames.
(c) It has disappeared.
(d) It is surrounded by blue light.

5. Who do Lukas and his friend go to see with the intention of offering their protection to her in "Wildfire in Manhattan"?
(a) Edward.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Lucinda.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Juvenal's business operate in "Juvenal Nyx"?

2. With what does the fisherman smash the woman's kneecaps in "Catch and Release"?

3. Who does Calum bid goodbye to before leaving to guide a stranger in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"?

4. Where does Dex take Adeline in "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"?

5. What does Kane allow the man to finish before he kills him in "Unbelief"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the brothers in "Wildfire in Manhattan." What takes place when they meet in the beginning of the story?

2. What holiday does Kane awake upon in "Unbelief"? What does he discover?

3. Describe the brothers in "Fossil-Figures" as they existed in the womb. Who was larger?

4. What does Killheffer believe the world is made of in "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"? What does he offer Dex?

5. How are Abe and Sarah described in the beginning of "Weights and Measures"?

6. Who gives Juvenal his name in "Juvenal Nyx"? How are their encounters described?

7. Who are the men described in the beginning of "Unbelief"? What interaction do they have?

8. Where do the villagers take Mallon in "Mallon The Guru"? What do they ask him to do?

9. What dates does the diary span in "Samantha's Diary"? What gifts did Samantha receive?

10. What conversation do Calum and the dwarf have while walking in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"?

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