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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Athelwald Trapley turn the gas on in his house?
(a) He does it accidentally.
(b) For heat.
(c) To install a new appliance.
(d) To commit suicide.

2. What does Mrs. Clamp do for a living?
(a) She is a cook.
(b) She is a babysitter.
(c) She is a writer.
(d) She is a housekeeper.

3. Where was Frank while Agnes gave birth?
(a) Playing outside.
(b) Hiding in the car.
(c) Asleep in his bed.
(d) In the kitchen.

4. What did Frank do while Agnes was giving birth?
(a) Stabbed himself.
(b) Slept.
(c) Screamed.
(d) Cried.

5. How does Athelwald Trapley end up dying?
(a) A car accident.
(b) Smoke inhalation.
(c) He drowns.
(d) From the explosion.

6. What marriage was Agnes for Angus?
(a) His third.
(b) His first.
(c) His second.
(d) His fourth.

7. Why does Frank hate women?
(a) Because they are kind.
(b) Because they are smarter than he is.
(c) Because they are pretty.
(d) Because they are weak.

8. Where did Leviticus die?
(a) Egypt.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Peru.

9. What does Frank say he believed about Paul's soul?
(a) It was really Old Saul.
(b) It was better loved.
(c) It was old.
(d) It was tarnished.

10. What did Angus discover Old Saul did to Frank?
(a) Attacked him.
(b) Ripped apart his belongings.
(c) Bit his friend.
(d) Destroyed his skull collection.

11. After talking with Eric and hearing the dog in the background, what does Frank say he needs to help him?
(a) The factory.
(b) The poles.
(c) The fates.
(d) The gods.

12. How does Frank feel about his father's walking stick?
(a) It makes him angry.
(b) It makes him feel safe.
(c) It makes him sad.
(d) It makes him feel like he is in trouble.

13. What does Frank say fell to the earth after Paul died?
(a) Shards of glass.
(b) Pieces of rock.
(c) Paul's clothing.
(d) Rain.

14. What does Frank do when a bottle washes up on the beach?
(a) He tries to sink it.
(b) He puts it in his pocket.
(c) He ignores it.
(d) He looks inside of it.

15. Why was Old Saul upset when Agnes returned?
(a) Because she had been gone for a long time.
(b) Because of the sound of her motorcycle.
(c) Because she ignored him.
(d) Because she yelled at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frank not know his mother well?

2. How does Frank say he used to use a sapling as a weapon?

3. In "The Bomb Circle," what does Frank do at the Cauldhame Arms?

4. Why does Frank put razors on the edges of a Frisbee?

5. What does Frank do before falling asleep in "Sacrifice Poles"?

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