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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 are Marta Gregorski and her mother located when they go missing, according to the narrative in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?
(a) Gunbarrel, Colorado.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Here, Iowa.
(d) Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania.

2. What kind of crew does Bing Partridge oversee at his job in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
(a) A grave-digging crew.
(b) An investigative unit.
(c) A demolition crew.
(d) A janitorial crew.

3. Where does Vic run to escape from Charlie Manx in the kitchen in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
(a) The basement.
(b) The pantry.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The refrigerator.

4. For how long has Nurse Thornton worked at the Supermax prison infirmary in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 5 years.

5. What is extraordinary about the little boy’s breath in the car in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
(a) It is deafening.
(b) It is raspy and loud.
(c) It is smoking.
(d) It is musical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie Manx call the frozen cemetery that he takes Bing to visit in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

2. How old is Maggie said to be in "The Librarian, 1991"?

3. What is the name of the soldier at the country store who goes out to prevent Charles Manx from escaping before the police arrive in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

4. The “Spicy Menace” issue that Bing Partridge is looking at in the beginning of "Spicy Menace, 1990" was issued in what year?

5. How old is Bing Partridge in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose disappearance is described first in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"? Where does this abduction take place?

2. What is Vic McQueen doing when her character is first introduced in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?

3. What happens when the little boy in the car grabs Vic by the wrist in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

4. What is Jeff Haddon doing when his character is introduced in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

5. Where does Vic first see Charlie Manx in "Sleigh House, 1996"? Where does Vic run to flee?

6. How are the deaths of Bing’s parents described in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

7. Where does Bing Partridge live and work, according to the narrator in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

8. How is Rory McCombers’ abduction described in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"? Where is Rory kidnapped?

9. What are Vic’s first impressions of the house that she finds at “The Other End of the Bridge” in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

10. How does the narrator describe Charlie Manx’s history in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?

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