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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Square Egg.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water," what attribute do both hen-folk and women-kind both fail possess?
(a) Power during war.
(b) Solitude during ceremony.
(c) Self-control during chaos.
(d) Calmness during misfortune.

2. According to "Cross Currents," whom does Alaric Clyde roam about like?
(a) A god of Olympus.
(b) A horse freed from bondage.
(c) A god of Hellas.
(d) A rabid dog.

3. What is wrong with Vanessa Pennington's husband?
(a) He was too thin.
(b) He was poor.
(c) He was an abuser.
(d) He was ill.

4. What bird does the narrator come across that "flitted wistfully to and fro"?
(a) A hen-chaffinch.
(b) A pearl kite.
(c) A purple martin.
(d) An osprey.

5. How much money does the egg-seller need?
(a) 80 rupees.
(b) 180 francs.
(c) 180 pounds.
(d) 80 francs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is found in the strong box of the sunken vessel?

2. Who asks Clovis if he was a matchmaker?

3. What happened that stopped the egg-seller from being able to get rich off of square eggs?

4. Which bird is seen "in the chill, misty hour of gloom"?

5. What kind of buzzards does Mrs. Olsten say are nesting in her woods?

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