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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. What is on Peter's mind as he escapes from his room?
(a) How little time he has.
(b) How hungry he is.
(c) How far it is to fall.
(d) How thirsty he is.

2. What natural event is likely to help the prisoner escape?
(a) A lunar eclipse.
(b) A sand storm.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A severe thunderstorm.

3. How does Peter turn the tables on Flagg?
(a) He surrenders and affirms his own guilt.
(b) He insists that Flagg produce more evidence.
(c) He accuses Flagg of murder.
(d) He says nothing and lets Flagg condemn himself.

4. How is Dennis nearly caught once he enters the castle?
(a) By a creaking floorboard.
(b) By going down the wrong corridor.
(c) By a drunken guard.
(d) By tripping on the stairs.

5. Who will help Thomas achieve his goal?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Peter.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Ben.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following habits has Thomas acquired?

2. When the Judge-General sends Dennis back to the castle, what warning does he give?

3. Which recurring theme ends in this story when Peter and Thomas reunite?

4. How do Peter and his friends get through the West Gate?

5. The author's use of foreshadowing leads the reader to believe what about the Judge-General?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ben and Naomi begin to figure out how Dennis got into the castle?

2. What is ironic about the encounter between Flagg and Thomas?

3. Thomas has been sleepwalking. Where does he wake up and what is his reaction?

4. How is the suspense maintained in this episode involving Peter's escape?

5. What does the reader learn about Peyna from Dennis' visit to Peyna's house?

6. Why is it important to the story that there is no snow on the courtyard below where Peter is imprisoned?

7. Dennis sends Peter a note and asks for a response. Since Peter has no paper and nothing to write with, how does he respond to Dennis' request?

8. What is revealed by Dennis and Peyna's plan to help Peter?

9. What happens to thwart Flagg's plan to get away with murder?

10. What happens to the five friends at the end of the story? Is this a surprise ending?

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