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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how long did Gretel think that Marcus/Margot was with her and her mother on the boat?

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

3. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how many times a day does Gretel's mother ask who she is or tell her to leave?

4. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where did Gretel get a room for the night?

5. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how long did Charlie say that he had been looking for his child?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what did Gretel see in Roger and Laura's bedroom?

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

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

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

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

6. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what makes Gretel realize that her mother notices what is happening to her?

7. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," who did Margot see after walking for two hours, and what did they insist upon?

8. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," why did Margot hide in the bushes?

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

10. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how did Charlie die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah and Gretel are afraid of something called the Bonak. What is the Bonak? Why does Sarah search for it? How does the Bonak represent fear? Is the Bonak a metaphorical or real creature in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is a story that might have happened, but did not. Why is the genre of the novel realistic fiction and not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 3

Gretel has a love/hate relationship with her mother at times. Why did Gretel search for her mother? Why did she regret bringing her mother to her home? How would you describe their relationship? Why does Gretel have a love/hate relationship with her mother?

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