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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) Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Gunbarrel, Colorado.
(d) Here, Iowa.

2. Where does Vic find herself when she crosses the Shorter Way Bridge to look for the photograph in "The Librarian, 1991"?
(a) The Graveyard of What Might Be.
(b) Terry’s Primo Subs.
(c) The Sleigh House.
(d) The hallway of the Cooperative School.

3. What is the first setting described in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?
(a) Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania.
(b) Haverhill, Massachusetts.
(c) Brandenburg, Kentucky.
(d) Gunbarrel, Colorado.

4. What is the name of Rory McCombers’ driver that is found in the trunk of his car in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?
(a) Roger Sillman.
(b) Nathan Demeter.
(c) Tommy Priest.
(d) Hank Tulowitzki.

5. What object did Bing Partridge use to kill his father?
(a) A nail gun.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A shovel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Maggie use to describe Vic’s bridge and her travel tiles in "The Librarian, 1991"?

2. Who is burned to death after being doused with gasoline in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

3. How many years old is the Shorter Way Bridge said to be in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?

4. What is the little boy wearing in the photograph that Vic is looking for in "The Librarian, 1991"?

5. 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"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadowing does the narrator allude to when Charlie Manx appears to Bing Partridge in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

2. What does the narrator remark about the experiences of the drivers in the first two abductions in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?

3. What does Vic go in search of when she crosses the Shorter Way Bridge and finds the Library in "The Librarian, 1991"?

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

5. How does Nurse Thornton react to Manx’s “awakening” in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"? What do the doctors observe of his condition?

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

7. What does Charlie Manx say to Nurse Thornton when he speaks in "Season's Greetings, December 2008"?

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

9. What gift does Bing recall getting from his father for Christmas in "Spicy Menace, 1990"? What did his father tell him about the gift?

10. How are the trees and car described that Vic encounters on “The Other End of the Bridge” in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

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