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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. Who does Francesca run into at a shop entrance near Piccadilly and Bond?
(a) Merla Blathington.
(b) Martha Driers.
(c) Shane Bitters.
(d) Elaine Stepin.

2. Why is Dimitri going to be killed?
(a) He is too strong to be defeated.
(b) He is the last of the dynasty,
(c) He is too weak to be considered a great ruler.
(d) He overthrew a neighbor prince.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of caravan does Elaine pass as she is out riding her horse?

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

3. What is the most highly valued privilege of the Parliament members in Hell?

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

5. What is the name of the hotel, where Elaine Youghal eats lunch, that is one of Vienna's most expensive hotels?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Francesca's most prized possession?

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

4. Why does Merla Blathington love Bond Street?

5. What actually happened to Mrs. Umberleigh in "The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh"?

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

7. What is the irony regarding Dr. Stronetz's plan to save Dimitri's life? ("The Death Trap.")

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

9. Why does Youghal state that he is not fond of Jews?

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

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