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

2. How old was Dimitri when he came to the throne?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

3. Who warns Dimitri that he must leave the castle or be killed?
(a) Dr. Stronetz.
(b) Shultz.
(c) Girnitza.
(d) Vontieff.

4. What word does "The Square Egg" define through the following :"a sort of compound between a wine-shop and a coffee-house?
(a) Casucha.
(b) Tienda.
(c) Vientre.
(d) Estaminet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the train heading in "The Disappearance of Crispina Umbreleigh"?

2. Where is an exhibition of proper toys to be displayed?

3. Who does Francesca run into at a shop entrance near Piccadilly and Bond?

4. When Jane calls Lord Carrywood, what does he think she is offering?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Merla Blathington love Bond Street?

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

3. Why is Dr. Stronetz worried about Dimitir staying in the castle? ("The Death Trap.")

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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