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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. Into what establishment does Martin Kobel follow Annabelle in "The Therapist"?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A library.
(c) A bar and grill.
(d) A bookstore.

2. What explorer is out by herself in a dinghy, hoping to get some decent photographs when she gets caught on the top of the station in "Human Intelligence"?
(a) Maria Zingley.
(b) Nancy Zuckerman.
(c) Sarah Patterson.
(d) Samantha Williams.

3. What does Annabelle throw in the trash after meeting Martin Kobel for the first time in "The Therapist"?
(a) Her phone.
(b) His card.
(c) His ring.
(d) Her gloves.

4. The writer in "A Life In Fictions" asks his muse about writing an epic novel with her as the central character. After thinking about it, she agrees under what one condition?
(a) He divorces her.
(b) He leaves her in the story.
(c) He leaves himself in the story.
(d) He pays her.

5. Quirinus lives in a village in the highest ridges above what in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Eidelburg.
(b) Half Dome.
(c) Mount Rushmore.
(d) Positano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ava Malcolm's profession in "Let The Past Begin"?

2. What on Caroleen begins to twitch uncontrollably in the beginning of "Parallel Lines"?

3. Who lost his wife to breast cancer four years earlier in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?

4. Who is planning a wedding in "Unwell"?

5. What does Martin Kobel's specialize in the story "The Therapist"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the trial in "The Therapist." Who is the prosecuting attorney?

2. What does Dr. Kobel believe Annabelle is under the influence of in "The Therapist"? Where does he follow her?

3. How does Lief attempt to return to the planet in "Leif In The Wind"?

4. Who does Quirinus first murder in "The Devil On The Staircase"? Why?

5. What bizarre events take place in the beginning of "Parallel Lines"?

6. What led to Maggie losing her job in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?

7. What does Dr. Kobel do when Annabelle answers her door in "The Therapist"?

8. How did Arlette "steal" Yvonne's first husband in "Unwell"?

9. Where did Quirinus go to work after his father's death in "The Devil On The Staircase"? Who does he become infatuated with?

10. How are Rex Fisch and his peers described in "Stories"?

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