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

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

3. At the end of "The Infernal Parliament," what letter does the Fiend state is missing?
(a) "L."
(b) "G."
(c) "S."
(d) "H."

4. At what time, in Amalie's tale, would wolves begin to howl?
(a) As the dying took their final breath.
(b) After the deceased was buried.
(c) Just before the hour of death.
(d) As the deceased was pronounced dead.

5. Where did Courtenay Youghal's "plum-roan gelding" win a prize?
(a) Pimlico.
(b) Churchill Downs.
(c) Islington.
(d) Keeneleand Racetrack.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what coronation does Clovis believe that Lady Beanford has caught a chill?

2. At the end of "The Square Egg," what did the narrator state he is going to do?

3. Who is to succeed to Dimitri's throne?

4. Which bird is seen "in the chill, misty hour of gloom"?

5. How much is the yearly ransom that is to be paid for the return of Crispina Umbreleigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were there so many barn owls on the fighting line? ("Birds on the Western Front.")

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

3. Why is Francesca considered "one of those women" that Fate had the best intentions for?

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

5. What do some of the boys tell Lancelot Chetrof his punishment will be for missing football practice?

6. What does Francesca pride herself on?

7. What happens when Bidderdale arrives in Hell?

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

9. What were the demands of Mrs. Umberleigh's "captives" regarding her ransom? ("The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh.")

10. What does the poultry farmer say that he has done to solve the round problem of eggs?

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