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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Closing Time, and Going Wodwo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Swallows?
(a) A manor house.
(b) A playhouse.
(c) A den that the three boys built from tree branches.
(d) A river.

2. What happens when the three older boys go inside?
(a) The playhouse disappears, taking them with it.
(b) The door shuts behind them and they do not come out.
(c) There is the sound of an evil laugh on the wind.
(d) The narrator runs away and never looks back.

3. In 'The Hidden Chamber' what does the poet tell the reader not to be afraid of?
(a) Himself.
(b) The ghosts in the house.
(c) The dark.
(d) The butterfly.

4. What is the name of the club in the story 'Closing Time'?
(a) The Sophocles.
(b) The White Hart.
(c) The Diogenes.
(d) The Lion.

5. When they find a beautiful garden with a stream that looks like a fairy grotto, what does one of the boys do?
(a) He throws rocks in it.
(b) He urinates in it.
(c) He lies down and falls asleep.
(d) He vandalizes it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does the detective give for the word 'Rache' being written on the wall at the crime scene?

2. How does the detective know that the narrator was in Afghanistan?

3. What does June say before October's story begins?

4. What do the two of them do?

5. What does the ghost boy tell Runt his name is?

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