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

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

3. What is happening as the curtain rises in "The Death Trap"?
(a) Dimitir is sleeping.
(b) Girntiza, Vontieff, and Shultz are talking.
(c) Girnitz is arresting an offender.
(d) Dimitir and Shultz are talking.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where, according to "The Square Egg," are the best eggs raised?

2. What kind of chickens does Merla Blathington's sister hatch?

3. What bird has the narrator never seen in the war-lands?

4. What is Girnitz's favorite weapon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was to happen on the day that Mrs. Umberleigh disappeared?

2. What is the legend surrounding the castle in "The Wolves of Cernogratz"?

3. Why is there no system of reward in Hell?

4. What does Dimitri plan to do because of his illness? ("The Death Trap.")

5. What does Dr. Stronetz do that spares Dimitri from being murdered? ("The Death Trap.")

6. What news does James Cushat-Prinkly have for his family at the end of "Tea"?

7. What happens when Bidderdale arrives in Hell?

8. What does Dr. Stronetz suggest to Dimitri regarding a speedy death? ("The Death Trap.")

9. What does the National Peace Council say were inappropriate toys?

10. Why were the magpies restricted to where they could build their nests? ("Birds on the Western Front.")

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