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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 does the boy in 'The Flints of Memory Lane' see that frightens him so much?
(a) The ghost of his friend, who died a month ago.
(b) A gypsy woman with an unpleasant smile.
(c) A strange shadow that looks like a huge black dog.
(d) A vision of the future in which he is dead.

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

3. In The Faery Reel, what does the narrator say the 'brown boys' will do with his heart?
(a) Play with it until it is broken.
(b) Play a song on it and dance along.
(c) Lock it up and keep it safe.
(d) Eat it.

4. What do the boys dare the narrator to do?
(a) Go inside the playhouse.
(b) Look inside the window of the playhouse.
(c) Burn the playhouse down.
(d) Knock on the playhouse door.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third play in the trio that the detective takes the narrator to?

2. What is the Swallows?

3. What does Amelia promise them in return for not killing her?

4. How did the narrator first meet the detective?

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

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