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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. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what color is the wallpaper in the cottage?
(a) Beige.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

2. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what was a fisherman carrying who was following Margot?
(a) Gun.
(b) Long stick.
(c) Metal box.
(d) Fishing pole.

3. In "Beyond the Black Stump, where did Sarah work in 1978?
(a) Bank.
(b) Office building.
(c) Doctor's surgery.
(d) Lawyer's office.

4. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what does Sarah tell Gretel she needs after the man fixes the window?
(a) Some hot tea.
(b) Beer and an easy chair.
(c) Lemonade, a cigarette, and a deckchair.
(d) Some lunch.

5. In "Beyond the Black Stump," what color was the rental car that Gretel drove to the hospital?
(a) Red.
(b) Silver.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how long was Gretel on her own while Roger and Laura put the children to bed?

2. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how many times a day does Gretel's mother ask who she is or tell her to leave?

3. In "Beyond the Black Stump," what was the wallpaper in Sarah's flat?

4. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," where did Laura and Roger say that they found Margot?

5. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how long had Gretel lived in the place that was a boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Beyond the Stump," why does the morgue attendant say that there is a bell on the toe of a corpse?

2. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what did the narrator say went missing in the night as Margot got to wilder land?

3. In "Beyond the Stump," what is happening to Sarah's memories?

4. In "Beyond the Stump," what does Gretel say that she would have done if she really cared about her mother?

5. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," who did Margot see after walking for two hours, and what did they insist upon?

6. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how is the house different when Sarah is there?

7. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what makes Gretel realize that her mother notices what is happening to her?

8. In "Beyond the Stump," how does Sarah spend much of her time?

9. In "Beyond the Stump," where did Gretel and Sarah live after the boat and before the stable?

10. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how did Charlie die?

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