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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. Whose house was located on the Aylesbury Pike?
(a) Turnbull.
(b) Tuttle.
(c) Trotter.
(d) Thompson.

2. Professor Bowen had traveled extensively in what country?
(a) Russia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Java.
(d) Brazil.

3. What is the name of the lumber baron?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Hopewell.
(c) Hiller.
(d) Handler.

4. The mill workers were which nationality?
(a) Russian.
(b) Polish.
(c) German.
(d) Romanian.

5. On what street is the mill located?
(a) Derby.
(b) Fiske.
(c) Charles.
(d) Harper.

Short Answer Questions

1. The teacher is asked to serve as which of the following:

2. The narrator ends up relying on the assistance of which visitor to the farm?

3. Which of the following is not mentioned as a downfall to a good story?

4. Where is Innsmouth?

5. The narrator likes the symphonic strains of ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Folin and Tony Alwyn? What is their relationship?

2. Why is Willie sent to Uncle Fred and Aunt Lucy's farm? What does Willie find that frightens him?

3. Who is Dr. Ambrose Dexter? Why is he important in the story? What does Fiske find when he meets Dexter?

4. What item has deeply affected Josiah Alwyn? What is Grandfather Alwyn's obsession?

5. What happens to the writer's translator friend when he begins to read the Latin text of De Vermis Mysteriis?

6. What is the prequel to The Shadow from the Steeple? In The Shadow from the Steeple Fiske arrives on the scene with a specific focus. What is Fiske's focus?

7. Who are Phillip and Julian Haughtree? What is their profession? What happens to Julian? What is the cause of Julian's issue? What happens to Julian regarding medical care?

8. Phillip discovers Julian's secret activity. What is the activity? What is Phillip's reaction?

9. Who is Professor Upton Gardner? How does he become involved in the mystery at Rick's Lake?

10. Paul Lang learns about an ancient manuscript called the Voynich. What does Lang do when he cannot find a copy of the text?

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