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

2. Whom does the father say his sympathy is with now?
(a) Father Bear.
(b) The woodcutter.
(c) The princess' father.
(d) The Wicked Queen.

3. When he meets Becky again years later, what does she tell him was the real reason for her breaking up with him?
(a) He was getting too serious, and she wasn't a home wrecker.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She was seeing her boss.
(d) The narrator's wife threatened her and forced her to leave him.

4. When the author suddenly finds himself back in the 70s, what happens?
(a) The men in black coats try to kill him.
(b) He finds himself married with kids.
(c) He is recruited by the RAF.
(d) Aliens attack.

5. Why is diagnosing Disease Maker's Croup difficult?
(a) The patient becomes violent and does not like being diagnosed.
(b) It will immediately infect anyone who comes within ten feet of the patient.
(c) The symptoms can be very different from person to person.
(d) It tends to affect those who are least questioned and most trusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disguise does Harlequin take in order to speak to Missy?

2. In the poem 'Instructions' what is it important to always trust?

3. What is the only sound left in the garden at the end of the story?

4. The first time the world seems to dissolve away for the author, whom does he meet?

5. What now happens to Missy and Harlequin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Missy get the better of Harlequin?

2. In 'My Life' is the poet telling the truth about anything he says?

3. Why does the father in 'Locks' feel that we owe it to ourselves to tell each other stories?

4. Do the machines feel emotion?

5. Based on this story, how do you think the author feels about the problem of Susan?

6. What different kinds of vampires are there in 'Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot'?

7. Are the boys at the party in any danger?

8. Why does Triolet say that she is a poem?

9. Describe the character of Harlequin.

10. What might the plasticine gargoyle symbolize?

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