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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 "Beyond the Black Stump," how long does Gretel remember trawling hostels, B and Bs, and people's sofas?
(a) A couple of months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) About 4 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where did Gretel work when she started looking for her mother?
(a) Swindon.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Reading.

3. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how many students attended the school Gretel attended at her last foster home?
(a) 700.
(b) About 1,500.
(c) 850.
(d) 1,000 or more.

4. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how many times a day does Gretel's mother ask who she is or tell her to leave?
(a) 5-6.
(b) 2-3.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

5. In "Beyond the Black Stump," what did Gretel drink after going to the morgue and finding an unknown woman?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Gin.
(c) White wine.
(d) Red wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what color is the wallpaper in the cottage?

2. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what mess did Gretel find when she woke up in the Travelodge?

3. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how old was Gretel when they started traveling?

4. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how long did Margot walk after emptying the bag that was filled for her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Beyond the Stump," what does Gretel do for a living, and how does she work?

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

7. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how did Laura and Roger find Margot?

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

9. In "Beyond the Stump," what did Gretel and her mother do during their last evening together?

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

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