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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does MacDonald say that most of the Ghosts go for their "vacations"?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Earth.
(d) Purgatory.

2. Which ghost does the narrator encounter in the small clearing in Chapter 8?
(a) The Dwarf.
(b) The Big Man.
(c) The Well-Dressed Woman.
(d) The Tragedian.

3. What is the name of the Solid Man who meets the Female Ghost looking for her son?
(a) Richard.
(b) Johnathan.
(c) Reginald.
(d) Andrew.

4. Who is an example of what natural affection turns to in the end if it will not be converted?
(a) The Kennedys.
(b) The Andersons.
(c) The Guthries.
(d) The Browns.

5. What creature is on the shoulder of the Ghost in the forest?
(a) A bird.
(b) A frog.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A gnome.

6. What does MacDonald ask the narrator if he's ever heard of?
(a) Death.
(b) Prometheus Bound.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Refrigerium.

7. What does Pam say she'd be perfectly happy if she had?
(a) God.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Love.
(d) Michael.

8. What are the small creatures on the table representative of in Chapter 14?
(a) God.
(b) The Great Figures.
(c) The Devil.
(d) Anger and Joy.

9. What is notable about the Dwarf after the Lady kisses him?
(a) A hard face.
(b) Smooth skin.
(c) Freckles.
(d) Black hair.

10. What, according to MacDonald, is easier mistaken for gold than clay?
(a) Jetnam.
(b) Brass.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Silver.

11. What does MacDonald say that Heaven is?
(a) A garden.
(b) Reality itself.
(c) God's lap.
(d) A state of mind.

12. What happens to the Tragedian?
(a) He disappears.
(b) He explodes.
(c) He melts.
(d) He lights on fire.

13. What does the Well-Dressed Ghost in the forest tell the Solid One following her?
(a) To take her to her husband.
(b) To leave her alone.
(c) To take her to the mountain.
(d) To help her sleep.

14. Where did Sarah live in her Earthly life?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Ireland.
(c) London.
(d) Golders Green.

15. What does the narrator say the Dwarf shrinks to the size of?
(a) A bird.
(b) A dog.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A flea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah tell the Tragedian he cannot bring into her?

2. What does MacDonald tell the narrator he's been doing all this time in Chapter 14?

3. What does the Solid One tell the Well-Dressed Ghost to drink the cup of?

4. What does MacDonald say that all of Hell is no bigger than on Earth?

5. MacDonald says "The action of pity will live forever, but the _______ of pity will not."

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