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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. How does Perkins know Foxley?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) They went to the same church.
(c) They worked together.
(d) His mother worked for his mother.

2. What does Richard want to win in his bet with Mike?
(a) Mike's two houses.
(b) Mike's new publishing contract.
(c) Mike's daughter's hand in marriage.
(d) Mike's good stamp on his restaurant.

3. Who helped Mike pick out the spot where he lets his wine breathe?
(a) His wife.
(b) His daughter.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Richard.

4. How long has it been since Perkins has seen Foxley when he appears on the train platform?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 20 years.

5. What is the woman talking to William scolded for when taken inside?
(a) Wandering off alone.
(b) Not wearing her coat.
(c) Making up stories.
(d) Making her father worry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Klausner doing when his box was smashed?

2. Who was using the box when it was destroyed in "The Sound Machine?"

3. What does the woman talking to William say she saw when she is taken inside?

4. How does Mrs. Maloney hide her murder weapon?

5. Why does Mrs. Maloney kill her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Galloping Foxley," what did Foxley used to do to Perkins?

2. What does Mike always try to impress Richard with in "Taste?"

3. What does Edward do when he sees his wife really thinks the cat is a reincarnated musician?

4. What does Klausner say his machine is in "The Sound Machine?"

5. How did Drioli respond to the advances Soutine made on his wife in "Skin?"

6. What does Klausner ask Scott to do for the tree, and what is Scott's response to this?

7. How does Stuffy learn about the method Madame Rosette uses to get girl to work for her on a long term basis?

8. Why and how does Mary kill her husband in "Lamb to the Slaughter?"

9. In "Dip in the Pool," why does William panic on the cruise ship, and what does he decide to do in response to the panic?

10. How did Mike cheat in the bet, and how was this discovered?

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