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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What have none of Marion Eggelby's children been brought up to play?
(a) Boule.
(b) Croquet.
(c) Draughts.
(d) Cards.

3. What kind of dog does the English gamekeeper believe can drive birds from their nests?
(a) A wolfhound.
(b) A terrier.
(c) A setter.
(d) A spaniel.

4. What word does "The Square Egg" define through the following :"a sort of compound between a wine-shop and a coffee-house?
(a) Casucha.
(b) Tienda.
(c) Estaminet.
(d) Vientre.

5. What is the name of Courtenay Youghal's "plum-roan gelding"?
(a) Duchess of Joy.
(b) Princess of the Farms.
(c) Samantha of Eyers.
(d) Anne de Joyeuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the young buzzards at the end of "The Forbidden Buzzards"?

2. What kind of dog does Olga keep?

3. Who asks Clovis if he was a matchmaker?

4. At the opening of "The Match-Maker," what time is it?

5. What does Clovis believe to be "more beautiful than any religion"?

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