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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where does Gretel take her mother when she is well enough?

2. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," who filled the bag that Margot carried?

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

4. In "Beyond the Black Stump, what dress did Gretel think her mother was wearing when she thought her mother was in her yard?

5. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what was the occupation of the woman Gretel found online that she thought might be Marcus's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Beyond the Stump," what does Gretel say about the corpse and why it is not her mother?

6. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," why did Margot hide in the bushes?

7. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what did Gretel see in Roger and Laura's bedroom?

8. In "Beyond the Stump," what are mornings like when Gretel's mother remembers?

9. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what did Gretel dream of instead of Italy, Peru, or New Zealand?

10. In "Beyond the Stump," how did Gretel live after her mother left her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah believes that free will is a mirage, and Margo believes that she is doomed to kill her father and have sex with her mother. What does the author communicate about fate and free will through various characters?

Essay Topic 2

Gretel and Sarah have conflicts after Sarah is found again. What type of conflicts do they have? How do the conflicts affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Johnson skips through time in relating events in Everything Under. How does Johnson use shifts in time as a narrative technique? Is there a clear division between past and present? How do the shifts in time affect how readers understand the story and characters?

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