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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 secret does Kaiser find out about Flossie?
(a) That she is a genious.
(b) That she has aspirations of writing her own book one day.
(c) That she cannot even read.
(d) That she is really a he.

2. How long had Mr. Dubbs's brother been dead when he saw his ghost?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 14 years.

3. Which of the following things has Albert Sykes's spirit left his body to go off and do on its own?
(a) Drink.
(b) All are correct.
(c) Shop.
(d) Vaction.

4. Where are the essays at the beginning of the story supposed to be coming from?
(a) A outline for a comedy show.
(b) A book by Woody's favorite author.
(c) Woody's secret journal.
(d) An online blog.

5. What does Woody think that the thing with the feathers is?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) A large bird.
(c) Hope.
(d) His nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What material does Woody end up burning?

2. What word is repeated in the scrolls that is possible evidence that they are forgeries?

3. How do the elders decide to sacrifice the young woman?

4. What year does Dr. Twelge claim was a popular year for spirits to leave their bodies and go to India?

5. Why does Word use Flossie's call-girl service?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does God help a small business owner and what is the response of the other business owners?

2. What does Abraham think of God's command and what does Sarah think of the command?

3. What are some of the worries or anxieties that Woody shares in the opening section of the book?

4. What is the third and final method civil disobedience the author describes and how is it described?

5. What happens to Klavar Akdal in "I Prefer to Yodel"?

6. Who does the narrator compare Allen's play to and what excuse does the narrator give for there being no later plays?

7. What are some examples of what the ghost of Mr. Dubbs's brother says and does to his family?

8. In "The Sacrifice" how does Man offend Nature? What must be done to appease Nature?

9. In which essay does Allen touch on love and what does he say about is?

10. What does the reader derive about ghosts or spirits by reading "Examining Psychic Phenomena"?

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