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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Three: The Weather Here Is Bad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how long did Charlie say that he had been looking for his child?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. In "The Weather Here Is Bad," what did Margot take from the boat after she killed Charlie?
(a) Food.
(b) Blanket.
(c) Book of riddles.
(d) Jacket.

3. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what was the name of the girl that Gretel took to the bathroom in Roger and Laura's house?
(a) Violet.
(b) Sally.
(c) Wilma.
(d) Tracie.

4. How long did Fiona show up again after Margot left in 1997?
(a) 8 years.
(b) About 5 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) Perhaps 7 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For Roger's birthday in 1997, what did Margot use to decorate the curtain rails?

2. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where did Gretel and her mother spend their last evening together?

3. In "The Weather Here Is Bad," what color bathing suit did Violet wear when her family and Gretel went swimming?

4. In "The Weather is Bad," what color shirt does Gretel remember that a man was wearing when she was accosted at a train station?

5. After Margot left in 1997, how long were Laura and Roger separated?

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