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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. In October's story, who first nicknames the boy Runt, and why?
(a) He names himself Runt, to show that he doesn't care what others say about him.
(b) His teacher names him Runt after a character from a book who was small and weak.
(c) His brothers name him Runt, because he is younger, smaller and weaker than them.
(d) His parents name him Runt, because he is their least favorite child.

2. 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.

3. Where does Harlequin find himself at the end of the story?
(a) On a cold lonely moor.
(b) Working in the cafe.
(c) On a beach.
(d) At home in bed.

4. Why did she come to this house instead?
(a) She was sent a mysterious letter about her birthright, so decided to stop here on the way.
(b) The coach driver pushed her from the coach in the woods and drove away without her.
(c) She was thrown out of Lord Falconmere's house and had nowhere else to go.
(d) She lost her way and wandered in the woods, eventually seeing the house.

5. What does Runt decide at the end of the story?
(a) To return to his family, who he knows will miss him if he stays with Dearly.
(b) To take Dearly home with him, so he can haunt his brothers.
(c) To go to the police to report that there are dangerous things living in the farmhouse.
(d) To go into the farmhouse, so he can stay with Dearly forever as a ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the third ghost story, what are the three older boys looking at when the narrator sees them on his way home from school?

2. What does the professor say being left behind meant for her?

3. What children does the narrator have?

4. Why does Inspector Lestrade visit them?

5. What does Miss Corvier give Eddie Barrow as a present?

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