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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 'Strange Little Girls' what does the policewoman in 'Monday's Child' find at the school?
(a) A missing child.
(b) A stolen car.
(c) A dead body.
(d) Drugs.

2. Why is the young writer upset?
(a) He is trying to write about himself, but for some reason keeps writing about Amelia.
(b) He is trying to write horror but it is not scary enough.
(c) He is trying to write about reality, but he keeps parodying it.
(d) He doesn't want to be a writer and wishes he could be a baker instead.

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

4. Who is trying to attack Amelia as she hides in the woodcutter's cottage?
(a) Lord Falconmere.
(b) The writer.
(c) Ghoul-lords.
(d) Vampires.

5. What does Amelia promise them in return for not killing her?
(a) The deeds to the house.
(b) Brides.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) A lock of her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the first two ghost stories unsatisfying?

2. Who is Mr. Alice?

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

4. Why does the narrator kill the deputy head of the orphanage?

5. Why was Amelia on her way to Lord Falconmere's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the poet cast aside all his possessions and his old life in the poem 'Going Wodwo'?

2. Describe the character of Mr. Alice.

3. In 'Keepsakes and Treasures' how does the narrator's background explain the person he is today?

4. Why is November upset at the end of the story, and how does October cheer him up?

5. Describe the character of Miss Finch.

6. Why does the narrator see a Haitian coffee girl at the end of the story?

7. Is there a 'bad guy' in the story 'A Study in Emerald'?

8. In 'The Faery Reel,' what kind of place is fairyland?

9. What do you think the three older boys in the ghost story are?

10. Why does Runt decide to go into the farmhouse at the end of October's story?

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