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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," on what does Gretel watch her mother scald herself?
2. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how long had it been since Gretel had seen her mother before she found her a month ago?
3. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what does Sarah throw at the man who fixes a window?
4. In "Beyond the Black Stump," what was the wallpaper in Sarah's flat?
5. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where does Gretel find herself in the dream she has after finding her mother?
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 "Beyond the Stump," why does the morgue attendant say that there is a bell on the toe of a corpse?
4. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," who did Margot see after walking for two hours, and what did they insist upon?
5. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what makes Gretel realize that her mother notices what is happening to her?
6. In "Beyond the Stump," what does Gretel do for a living, and how does she work?
7. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what did Gretel see in Roger and Laura's bedroom?
8. In "Beyond the Stump," where did Sarah meet Charlie?
9. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," how was Gretel greeted at Roger and Laura's house?
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
Gretel has a dream in “Beyond the Black Stump.” How would you describe her dream? What does her dream represent?
Essay Topic 2
Sarah began to lose memory and language. How does Sarah decline after she and Gretel reunited? What is revealed about Alzheimer’s and dementia through her decline?
Essay Topic 3
Roger and Laura have different ways of coping with Margot’s disappearance. How do Roger and Laura cope with Margot’s disappearance? What is revealed about coping with loss through their coping mechanisms?
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