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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," what was the name of the girl that Gretel took to the bathroom in Roger and Laura's house?

2. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where does Gretel's mother spend most of her time?

3. In "Beyond the Black Stump," what does Gretel want to get from her mother?

4. In "Beyond the Black Stump," what did Gretel buy at the petrol station after going to the morgue?

5. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what mess did Gretel find when she woke up in the Travelodge?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Beyond the Stump," where did Gretel and Sarah live after the boat and before the stable?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Different sections of the novel are told from different points of view. What points of view does the author use in the novel? How does using different points of view affect the story and what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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