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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Keepsakes and Treasures, and Good Boys Deserve Favors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Keepsakes and Treasures,' who admitted the narrator's mother into an insane asylum?
(a) Mr. Alice.
(b) Her own father.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Her own grandfather.

2. Why can the narrator not return to fairyland?
(a) He was thrown out and told never to return.
(b) He broke a fairy's heart.
(c) He doesn't believe in fairies anymore.
(d) He is too old.

3. After following the path away from the river, what does Runt come to?
(a) A friendly looking farmhouse with lights on inside.
(b) A creepy-looking abandoned farmhouse.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) A police station.

4. In the third ghost story, what are the three older boys looking at when the narrator sees them on his way home from school?
(a) A pornographic magazine.
(b) An old wrecked car.
(c) A dead bird.
(d) A treasure map.

5. How did the narrator first meet the detective?
(a) The detective consulted him on a case.
(b) He was looking for somewhere to live.
(c) They sat next to each other at the theatre.
(d) He met him in the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the killer know that the detective is on his track?

2. In 'Other People' what is the worst form of torture that the demon inflicts on the man?

3. Why are the first two ghost stories unsatisfying?

4. In New Orleans, who does the narrator and another professor meet in a bar?

5. Why does Runt think he will be ok when he runs away from home?

(see the answer key)

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