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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 restaurant does Brendan Wilde own in "Wildfire in Manhattan"?
(a) The Flying Saucer.
(b) La Bernadin.
(c) The Flying Pizza.
(d) Famous Ray's Pizza.

2. What does the fisherman wash when he returns home in "Catch and Release"?
(a) His dishes.
(b) The knife.
(c) The gun.
(d) His clothes.

3. What does the fisherman do after helping the woman with her groceries in "Catch and Release"?
(a) Shoots himself.
(b) Calls the police.
(c) Clubs her over the head.
(d) Shoots her.

4. What is the protagonist's wife's name in "Blood"?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Vera.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sarah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the protagonist live in "Blood"?

2. What did Edgar study in school in "Fossil-Figures"?

3. Who is born with a curved spine and a chest that caves in on itself in "Fossil-Figures"?

4. What does the protagonist's wife ask him after he confesses to his actions in "Blood"?

5. The protagonist of "Catch and Release" is a fisherman and what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the dwarf trick Calum in "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains"? Why?

2. Why does Thor enlist Lukas' help in "Wildfire in Manhattan"? What does Lukas do?

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

4. What first temptation does the protagonist of "Blood" give into? How does he cover up his actions?

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

6. What is the setting of "Mallon The Guru"? What sign comes to Mallon upon entering the village?

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

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

9. How do the actions of the protagonist develop over time in "Blood"? What is the outcome of the story?

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

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