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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. What nickname does Frank give his friend Jamie?
(a) Jamie the dwarf.
(b) Jamie the judge.
(c) Jamie the fool.
(d) Jamie the drunkard.

2. Why does Angus walk with a stick?
(a) To make sound as he walks.
(b) The stick belonged to his father.
(c) To help him balance.
(d) To hit people with as he passes.

3. What does Frank believe his father does in his study?
(a) Something illegal.
(b) Conduct experiments.
(c) Runs a business.
(d) Hides important documents.

4. When did Angus kill Old Saul?
(a) After Paul was born.
(b) After he bit a neighbor.
(c) When Agnes asked him to.
(d) When Frank was five.

5. Where does Frank meet his friend Jamie in "The Bomb Circle"?
(a) A hotel restaurant.
(b) The bomb circle.
(c) A diner.
(d) A pub.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frank sometimes put wasps on his alarm clock?

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

3. What does Frank keep in his bunker?

4. What does Angus say he did when Agnes returned home?

5. In "The Snake Park," what does Frank take as an omen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Frank fights with the rabbit in "The Snake Park"?

2. What was Frank's plot to kill Esmeralda?

3. Why does Frank feel responsible for Harmsworth's death?

4. What is suspicious about Angus' study?

5. How does Frank describe Agnes relationship with Angus?

6. In "In the Bunker," what does Frank say about women and the sea?

7. How does Frank blame Agnes for his accident?

8. How does Frank feel about his mother, Agnes?

9. In "In the Bunker," how does Frank groom himself?

10. How does Frank feel when he learns his half-brother, Eric, escapes?

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