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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Sir James wish Lady Drakmanton would pay attention to?
(a) His niece, Martha.
(b) His nephew, Jonathon.
(c) The Smithly-Dubbs.
(d) The Franton-Grubbs.

2. What does Comus give to Greyson to allow him to "toss"?
(a) Cookies.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A sip of wine.
(d) Mint chocolate.

3. What bird do the explosives cause to flee?
(a) Owls.
(b) Sterns.
(c) Cardinals.
(d) Crows.

4. What gift does Harvey Bope give to his nephews on Easter?
(a) A fort model.
(b) A municipal dust-bin.
(c) A collection of soldiers.
(d) A Somali camel-corps.

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

6. Where does the opening in "The Death Trap" take place?
(a) At Castle Tzern.
(b) In Parliament.
(c) At Castle Kedaria.
(d) In Hell.

7. Which bird is seen "in the chill, misty hour of gloom"?
(a) The musician wren.
(b) The lark.
(c) The vulture.
(d) The grey kingbird.

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

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

10. Comus, when telling Elaine it was too hot for tea, states that he would rather do what?
(a) Recline in the gazebo.
(b) Swim in the lake.
(c) Drink beer in the gardens.
(d) Feed the swans.

11. What is the name of the hotel, where Elaine Youghal eats lunch, that is one of Vienna's most expensive hotels?
(a) Hotel City Central in Vienna.
(b) The Carlton Hotel Vienna.
(c) Speise Saal.
(d) Hotel Am Stephansplatz.

12. What business does Mr. Scarrick own in "Quail Seed"?
(a) A feed store.
(b) A book store.
(c) A tailorshop.
(d) A grocery.

13. What kind of bird has the narrator seen sleeping in an English meadow?
(a) A rook.
(b) A wren.
(c) A heron.
(d) A dove.

14. According to "The Square Egg," what animal resembles the "drab-coated creature of the twilight"?
(a) The badger.
(b) The bat.
(c) The raccoon.
(d) The wolf.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Courtenay Youghal's "plum-roan gelding"?

2. What kind of sandwiches are Francesca and her brother eating at the opening of "The Unbearable Bassington"?

3. What is the last thing Dmitri does in the story?

4. What kind of caravan does Elaine pass as she is out riding her horse?

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

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