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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch, and Strange Little Girls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Good Boys Deserve Favors' what instrument does the narrator learn?
(a) The acoustic guitar.
(b) The viola.
(c) The flute.
(d) The double bass.

2. When they get to the circus, why is Miss Finch unimpressed?
(a) The costumes are rubbish.
(b) The venue is very dirty.
(c) The music is too loud.
(d) There are no seats.

3. Who is in the car with Mr. Alice when he picks up the narrator at the station?
(a) A professor of ancient languages.
(b) An old Shahinai woman.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) A detective.

4. When he returns to the car and finds the man gone, what does the narrator find?
(a) The man's clothes, with no sign of their owner.
(b) The typescript of his paper and a hotel reservation in New Orleans.
(c) The typescript of his paper and a book about zombies.
(d) A gun and a wad of money.

5. Why does Inspector Lestrade visit them?
(a) He wants the detective to find a criminal member of the resistance.
(b) He wants the detective to investigate the murder of one of the German royal family.
(c) He is an old friend and has come for a chat.
(d) He wants the detective to join forces with him against the Old Ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old Shahinai woman take in exchange for the young man?

2. Why does August stop the story before the storyteller can finish?

3. What happens to the Shahinai man after eight months?

4. What is scary about the playhouse door?

5. Why is the young writer upset?

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