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

2. In 'October in the Chair,' who tells the first story?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) April.

3. In 'Forbidden Brides...' what draws Amelia toward the house?
(a) A signpost pointing down a track in the woods.
(b) A strange unearthly glow coming from the basement.
(c) The sound of haunting music on the air.
(d) A single light flickering in the topmost room.

4. Why does Runt think he will be ok when he runs away from home?
(a) He thinks the police will protect him if anyone tries to hurt him.
(b) He knows it will not be long before he is found and brought home, but wants to make a point.
(c) He plans to go find distant relatives and stay with them.
(d) He has read fairy stories and knows that there are good people as well as monsters out there.

5. What explanation does the detective give for the word 'Rache' being written on the wall at the crime scene?
(a) Rache is the name of a particularly powerful Old One.
(b) Rache means 'revenge' in German.
(c) Rache is the name of a resistance group who fight the Old Ones.
(d) The victim was trying to write the name of his killer - Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can the narrator not return to fairyland?

2. In the poem 'Going Wodwo' why does the narrator give up his shirt, book, coat, and life?

3. In The Faery Reel, what does the narrator say the 'brown boys' will do with his heart?

4. Who is trying to attack Amelia as she hides in the woodcutter's cottage?

5. Who are the other three men at the club on the night they tell each other ghost stories?

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