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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Francesca's enemies know of her to lack?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) A soul.
(c) Poise.
(d) Humor.

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

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

4. At the end of "The Square Egg," what did the narrator state he is going to do?
(a) Marry the aunt.
(b) Start a square-egg hen hatchery.
(c) Finance the man's business.
(d) Kill all of the hens.

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

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

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

8. What suggested Dimitri's "death" for Dr. Stronetz?
(a) A tale from long ago.
(b) A medical journal.
(c) A panic attack.
(d) Dimitri's eyes.

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

10. How much money does the egg-seller need?
(a) 180 pounds.
(b) 180 francs.
(c) 80 rupees.
(d) 80 francs.

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

12. Who owns the hen that "The victim of war" spoke of?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His grandmother.

13. What does Jane ask Louise to read to Emma?
(a) "Faerie Queen."
(b) "Sins and Sinners."
(c) "Everyman."
(d) "The Wife of Bath."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the highest mark of appreciation in Pandemonium?

3. What business does Mr. Scarrick own in "Quail Seed"?

4. Whom had the best intentions for Francesca, but never would "carry them into practice"?

5. What happened that stopped the egg-seller from being able to get rich off of square eggs?

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