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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," what did Gretel buy at the petrol station after going to the morgue?

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

3. In "Things Go Missing in the Night," what was a fisherman carrying who was following Margot?

4. In "Beyond the Black Stump," where does Gretel's mother have a birthmark?

5. In "Beyond the Black Stump," how many students attended the school Gretel attended at her last foster home?

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," how did Gretel live after her mother left her?

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

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

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

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

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 "Beyond the Stump," what does Gretel say that she would have done if she really cared about her mother?

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

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

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 2

Gretel and Sarah have conflicts after Sarah is found again. What type of conflicts do they have? How do the conflicts affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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