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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Diseasemaker's Croup, and In The End.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Disease Maker's Croup affect?
(a) People who catalogue diseases.
(b) People who want time off work.
(c) People with weakened immune systems.
(d) Hypochondriacs.

2. What does Harlequin's costume look like?
(a) It is covered in red and black diamonds.
(b) It is striped red and black.
(c) It is covered in purple and white crosses.
(d) It is striped purple and white.

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

4. In 'Harlequin Valentine' what does Harlequin pin on Missy's front door?
(a) His heart.
(b) A red and black striped ribbon.
(c) A charcoal drawing of Missy.
(d) A card.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why are the first two ghost stories unsatisfying?

4. In 'October in the Chair,' who tells the first story?

5. What do the man and woman then do?

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