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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Unbearable Bassingtons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the train heading in "The Disappearance of Crispina Umbreleigh"?
(a) Balkanwood.
(b) St. Albans.
(c) Kent.
(d) Gamanwood.

2. Why is Reginald writing a poem on peace?
(a) He has a new pen.
(b) He thought it would make him respected.
(c) He thought only he had the answers to the lack of peace.
(d) He got a new notebook.

3. What does Reginald state is "an absurdly overrated affair"?
(a) Education.
(b) Life.
(c) Death.
(d) Marriage.

4. What responsibility do the Saunderses have based upon "Fate"?
(a) Keeping fowls.
(b) Cow slaughter.
(c) Cultivating of crops.
(d) Milk production.

5. Which bird does the Russian naturalists state has disappeared?
(a) Wild pigeons.
(b) Rooks.
(c) All of them.
(d) Larks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where, according to "The Square Egg," are the best eggs raised?

2. Who does Mrs. Packletide hit when she fires off her gun?

3. For how many years has the galleon laid in semi-retirement?

4. What kind of dog does Olga keep?

5. What does Mrs. Eggelby promise Clovis at the end of "Clovis on Parental Responsibilities"?

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