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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," on what does Gretel watch her mother scald herself?
(a) Kettle.
(b) Bath water.
(c) Dish water.
(d) Hot tea.

2. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how long had Gretel lived in the place that was a boat?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

3. How many fishermen were there who fed Margot in "Things Go Missing in the Night"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how much did Charlie say that he ate?
(a) As much as three men.
(b) As much as four men.
(c) As much as six men.
(d) As much as two men.

5. In Beyond the Black Stump," after going the morgue and then stopping at the petrol station, what did Gretel nearly hit?
(a) Deer.
(b) Raccoon.
(c) Dog.
(d) Cat.

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

7. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what word does Gretel hear her mother saying over and over again as she grips the kitchen sink?
(a) Parasitic.
(b) Truthfully.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Lethargic.

8. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how old is Gretel in a memory she remembers while a man is at the house fixing a window?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

10. In "Beyond the Black Stump," what type of jacket has Gretel's mother started wearing inside?
(a) Polyster.
(b) Denim.
(c) Waxed.
(d) Leather.

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

12. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what does Sarah throw at the man who fixes a window?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Stones.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Newspapers.

13. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where does Gretel's mother have a birthmark?
(a) Left buttock.
(b) Right shoulder.
(c) Lower back.
(d) Left shoulder.

14. 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) About 4 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 3 months.

15. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how old did Gretel think that Laura was?
(a) Over 50.
(b) 55.
(c) 45.
(d) Mid-40s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where did Sarah meet Charlie?

2. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how many students attended the school Gretel attended at her last foster home?

3. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what season does Gretel remember that Marcus came?

4. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how long does Gretel remember living at a stable?

5. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how long had it been since Gretel had seen her mother before she found her a month ago?

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