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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 "Things Go Missing in the Night" when fights end, where is Sarah found?
(a) Weeping in her bath.
(b) Running down the street.
(c) Throwing things in the backyard.
(d) Weeping in her bed.

2. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where does Gretel's mother has a bad case of eczema?
(a) Hands.
(b) Face.
(c) Abdomen.
(d) Arms.

3. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where does Gretel say that she found her mother?
(a) Woods.
(b) Stables.
(c) River.
(d) Old folks' home.

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

5. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what mess did Gretel find when she woke up in the Travelodge?
(a) Dog feces.
(b) Dog urine.
(c) Dog vomit.
(d) Something the dog chewed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Beyond the Black Stump," what does Gretel's mother say is in her bedroom?

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

3. 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?

4. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how long does Gretel remember trawling hostels, B and Bs, and people's sofas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Beyond the Stump," why does the morgue attendant say that there is a bell on the toe of a corpse?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what did Margot have in the bag that Fiona packed for her?

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

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

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