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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most highly valued privilege of the Parliament members in Hell?
(a) Membership.
(b) Sentencing.
(c) Debate.
(d) Honor.

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

3. Where, according to "The Square Egg," are the best eggs raised?
(a) Spain.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) England.
(d) America.

4. What kind of sandwiches are Francesca and her brother eating at the opening of "The Unbearable Bassington"?
(a) Egg.
(b) Cress.
(c) Ham.
(d) Cheese.

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

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

7. What is the highest mark of appreciation in Pandemonium?
(a) Stomping of feet.
(b) Standing ovations.
(c) Applause.
(d) Being listened to in silent appreciation.

8. Where does Dimitri believe his blood will cause a stain?
(a) By the grand elm.
(b) In the great hall.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) By the stove.

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

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

11. How old was Dimitri when he came to the throne?
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

12. What bird builds their nests in the "battered remnants" of a poplar tree?
(a) The stern.
(b) The magpie.
(c) The goose.
(d) The turtledove.

13. What has disappeared from the Louvre?
(a) A crown.
(b) A picture.
(c) A sculpture.
(d) A jewel.

14. How old is Rex Dillot in "Fate"?
(a) 18.
(b) 31.
(c) 24.
(d) 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In whose honor does Francesca throw a farewell dinner?

3. Comus, when telling Elaine it was too hot for tea, states that he would rather do what?

4. Who does Dimitri claim to be the "heart and soul for Prince Karl'?

5. Which birds hover "in the hottest parts of the line"?

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