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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Adopt her.
(d) Fire her.

2. Where does Lena Strudwarden wish to spend Easter?
(a) Sunderland.
(b) Brighton.
(c) Leeds.
(d) Newcastle upon Tyne.

3. What does Dimitri do to Girntiza, Vontieff, and Shultz?
(a) Imprisoned them.
(b) Posioned them.
(c) Banished them.
(d) Shot them.

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

5. To whom does James Cushat-Prinkley plan on proposing to?
(a) Betty.
(b) Joan.
(c) Cindy.
(d) Martha.

6. According to another myth, as told by Amalie, who must die for the legend to come true?
(a) A member of the Cernogratz family.
(b) The first born daughter of the occupying family.
(c) The first born son in a family.
(d) A member of the Royal family.

7. What "system" does Hell lack?
(a) A system of rewards.
(b) A system of balance.
(c) A system of power.
(d) A system of conscience.

8. What does Dr. Stronetz offer to Dimitri to speed his inevitable death?
(a) Drugs.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A rope.
(d) A dagger.

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

10. What bird, according to "Birds on the Western Front," is attracted to the rats and mice?
(a) Gulls.
(b) Barn owls.
(c) Cranes.
(d) Hawks.

11. What does Dimitri tell Stronetz to look out the window at?
(a) The fairyland of mountains.
(b) The plains covered with ferns.
(c) The clear and majestic river.
(d) The eagles soaring over the trees.

12. What does Dimitri ask for from Dr. Stronetz. after finding out that he is to die?
(a) A grave marker.
(b) A prayer.
(c) A "little bottle."
(d) A pistol.

13. On what street does Francesca Bassington live?
(a) Follower's Way.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Blue Street.
(d) Corner Street.

14. What bird does the narrator see circling over the top of an oak-corpse?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Great egrets.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Cliff flycatchers.

15. How much is the yearly ransom that is to be paid for the return of Crispina Umbreleigh?
(a) 1,000 rupees.
(b) 1,000 pounds.
(c) 2,000 rupees.
(d) 2,000 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where had Dimitri been only once (he thought the city seemed magical)?

3. At what time, in Amalie's tale, would wolves begin to howl?

4. From what coronation does Clovis believe that Lady Beanford has caught a chill?

5. What gift does Harvey Bope give to his nephews on Easter?

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