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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the garnish used on the duck entree in "The Chaplet"?
(a) Champignons.
(b) Celery.
(c) Parsley.
(d) Onions.

2. What kind of buzzards does Mrs. Olsten say are nesting in her woods?
(a) Rough-Legged Buzzards.
(b) Common Buzzards.
(c) Buteo Buzzards.
(d) Black-breasted Buzzards.

3. According to "Cross Currents," whom does Alaric Clyde roam about like?
(a) A god of Hellas.
(b) A god of Olympus.
(c) A horse freed from bondage.
(d) A rabid dog.

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

5. Where does Adela Pingsford say the ox is?
(a) In the olive fields.
(b) In her garden.
(c) On Eshley's land.
(d) In her orange groves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the former farmer marry?

2. How many hands tall is the Brogue?

3. Where does Arlington Stringham tell his joke?

4. What does Mrs. Packletide do with the dead tiger?

5. How many times does the orchestra play "The Chaplet"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Olston so protective of the buzzards and their eggs?

2. What does Reginald state about hors d'oeuvres?

3. What begins the feud in "The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water"?

4. Name at least two things that the narrator finds offensive that Reginald does at the McKillops' garden party.

5. While looking for buried treasure, what does Vasco find?

6. What does Clovis do to insure that Jane has left before Dora shows up at his home?

7. Why is Mrs. Mullet unhappy that Mr Penricarde had purchased the Brogue?

8. Why is Reginald trying to "forgive the furniture"?

9. What does Reginald state as the estimable qualities of Jews?

10. Why does Reginald want to write a poem on peace?

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