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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 the boy get to a deserted island?
(a) He rides the turtle.
(b) He flies there.
(c) He swims.
(d) He floats on a raft.

2. Who does Mrs. Bixby say she is visiting when she goes to see the Colonel?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her friend.
(d) Her grandfather.

3. How long does the affair between Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel go on?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 4 years.

4. Where does Claud want the ratcatcher to put some poison?
(a) In his cellar.
(b) It the alleyway.
(c) In the hayrick.
(d) In his garage.

5. How much is the coat from the Colonel worth?
(a) $100.
(b) $150.
(c) $75.
(d) $50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miss Pulteney's occupation?

2. Who is helping Claud with his greyhound plan?

3. What kind of business does Claud Cubbage own?

4. What did Hitler's father say about him when he was born?

5. How many of Hitler's mother's children have died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the landlady do with all of her pets when they die?

2. What does the ratcatcher say is the best way to catch mice?

3. What happens when Oswald is at the service station in Cairo?

4. Why has Klara Hitler moved to a new town in "Genesis and Catstrophe?"

5. What does Mary do when she first sees what Landy has done for her husband when William dies?

6. Why does Klara think her last child will live?

7. What happens when Lexington eats meat for the first time in "Pig?"

8. What strange things does Billy notice about the landlady?

9. What was the experiment used by the narrator in "Georgy Porgy" to understand women?

10. What happens when Jackie wins the race at the tracks?

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