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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 did the Baroness say that she is going to do to Amalie after the new year festivities have ended?
(a) Marry her off.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Fire her.
(d) Adopt her.

2. Why does Mrs. Packletide say that she will never hunt again?
(a) Too much excitement.
(b) Too emotional.
(c) Too humbling.
(d) Too expensive.

3. Who does Mrs. Packletide hit when she fires off her gun?
(a) The bait.
(b) The tiger.
(c) A tribesman.
(d) Her guide.

4. Who does "the Other" quote, in "Reginald's Peace Poem", when they stated "I agree with you"?
(a) Keats.
(b) Frost.
(c) Ginsberg.
(d) Longfellow.

5. Who has been made Governor of a West Indian dependency?
(a) Sir Frank Fill.
(b) Sir Charles Stockton.
(c) Sir Thomas Gunners.
(d) Sir Julian Jull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird does the narrator see circling over the top of an oak-corpse?

2. In England, what kind of dog does Olga believe to be "chic"?

3. What is the name of the hotel, where Elaine Youghal eats lunch, that is one of Vienna's most expensive hotels?

4. What happens to the Governess before she could enact her wishes upon Amalie? ("The Wolves of Cernogratz")

5. What does Reginald threaten the narrator with, for being rude, in "Reginald on the Academy"?

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