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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Closing Time, and Going Wodwo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After following the path away from the river, what does Runt come to?
(a) A friendly looking farmhouse with lights on inside.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) A police station.
(d) A creepy-looking abandoned farmhouse.

2. What do the boys dare the narrator to do?
(a) Knock on the playhouse door.
(b) Look inside the window of the playhouse.
(c) Go inside the playhouse.
(d) Burn the playhouse down.

3. How did the narrator first meet the detective?
(a) They sat next to each other at the theatre.
(b) The detective consulted him on a case.
(c) He was looking for somewhere to live.
(d) He met him in the army.

4. Who offers to tell the next story?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) April.

5. What does the old man tell them his father used the cages for?
(a) To keep strange animals in.
(b) To lock up the dogs he used for hunting.
(c) To lock up people who trespassed on the land.
(d) To lock up the boys when they were naughty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 'Forbidden Brides...' what draws Amelia toward the house?

2. Who is trying to attack Amelia as she hides in the woodcutter's cottage?

3. What does June say before October's story begins?

4. Who suggests that the young man should try writing fantasy instead?

5. What does Amelia promise them in return for not killing her?

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