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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. According to "The Square Egg," what animal resembles the "drab-coated creature of the twilight"?
(a) The bat.
(b) The wolf.
(c) The raccoon.
(d) The badger.

2. What is the last thing Dmitri does in the story?
(a) Leaves the country to die alone.
(b) Goes mad and imprisons himself.
(c) Leaves with Girntiza, Vontieff, and Shultz.
(d) Tells Girntiza, Vontieff, and Shultz he knew of their plan, then drinks the wine.

3. What bird builds their nests in the "battered remnants" of a poplar tree?
(a) The stern.
(b) The turtledove.
(c) The magpie.
(d) The goose.

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

5. Where is an exhibition of proper toys to be displayed?
(a) The town square.
(b) London Museum.
(c) The Commons.
(d) The Hague.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been made Governor of a West Indian dependency?

2. What suggested Dimitri's "death" for Dr. Stronetz?

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

4. What does Comus give to Greyson to allow him to "toss"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Francesca pride herself on?

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

3. What happened to the birds during the first year of the battle? ("Birds on the Western Front.")

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when Bidderdale arrives in Hell?

10. What does Saki say he will do about giving the poultry farmer a loan to get back his hens?

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