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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the theater that both Comus and the author of "The Woman Who Wished it was Wednesday" were at?
(a) Devonshire Theater.
(b) Strawberry Hill Grande Theater.
(c) Straw Exchange Theater.
(d) Kildonan Theater.

2. What does Reginald threaten the narrator with, for being rude, in "Reginald on the Academy"?
(a) To cause a scene at dinner.
(b) To leave and never come back.
(c) To dine with them the following night.
(d) To buy them a tie for Christmas.

3. Which birds hover "in the hottest parts of the line"?
(a) Capuchins.
(b) Blue-black pheasants.
(c) Black skimmers.
(d) Kestrels.

4. Which empire, according to Reginald, has problems with limits existing in the same place?
(a) Islamic.
(b) British.
(c) Roman.
(d) Russian.

5. What kind of chickens does Merla Blathington's sister hatch?
(a) Bresse chickens.
(b) Sicilian Buttercup chickens.
(c) Campine chickens.
(d) White Orpington chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lena concerned about her husband's plans for Easter?

2. According to the Baroness Gruebel , what will happen if someone is to die in the castle?

3. Where does Reginald believe that "young men of brilliant attraction" should be?

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

5. How old is Rex Dillot in "Fate"?

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