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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 is the name of the man that had been friends with the deceased character?
(a) Fleischman.
(b) Feldman.
(c) Fiske.
(d) Franks.

2. Where does the geologic disturbance take place?
(a) South Pole.
(b) North Atlantic.
(c) South Pacific.
(d) Red Sea.

3. The men sought the advice of which professor?
(a) Partier.
(b) Allen.
(c) Burton.
(d) Brown.

4. Carson lives in which Mew England city?
(a) Bangor.
(b) North London.
(c) Boston.
(d) Salem.

5. What is the name of the missing pilot?
(a) Dalton.
(b) Castleton.
(c) Ambrose.
(d) Pendergrass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives is not used to describe the teacher?

2. How old is the child on the tricycle?

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

4. In what year did a major event happen on Gallow's Hill?

5. What is the name of the protagonist in The Return of the Lloigor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Albert Wilmarth? Why is he an important part of the story?

2. Who are the main characters in the story In My Boat? Who is the protagonist? Where did the characters meet?

3. What happens to Professor Gardner at Rick's Lake? Who takes on Gardner's case?

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

5. 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?

6. What was unusual about Georg Fischer's father? What unusual tragedies have happened to Georg Fischer's family?

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

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

9. Who is the protagonist in "The Salem Horror?" What kind of unusual circumstance does the man face when looking for a place to live and work?

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

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