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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 Beyond the Black Stump," after going the morgue and then stopping at the petrol station, what did Gretel nearly hit?

2. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what did Roger make for his children's dinner?

3. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how old did Gretel think that Laura was?

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

5. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what did Charlie offer Margot to eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Beyond the Stump," what does Gretel say about the past?

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

4. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how was Gretel greeted at Roger and Laura's house?

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

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

7. In "Beyond the Stump," what is happening to Sarah's memories?

8. In "Beyond the Stump," how did Gretel live after her mother left her?

9. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what happens when the man fixing the window leaves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnson skips through time in relating events in Everything Under. How does Johnson use shifts in time as a narrative technique? Is there a clear division between past and present? How do the shifts in time affect how readers understand the story and characters?

Essay Topic 2

Margot learns about something called the canal thief from fishermen she meets. What or who is the canal thief? What does the canal thief symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is used to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the overall mood of the novel? Does the mood change in different sections?

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