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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 Thomas wake up?
(a) In the prisoner's room.
(b) In his parents' room.
(c) In the secret room.
(d) In his own room.

2. How are the rescuers hidden from the guards?
(a) By heavy rain.
(b) By falling snow.
(c) By darkness.
(d) By hiding in the trees.

3. Who is the most unlikely person to help the prisoner escape?
(a) The person who accused him.
(b) His brother.
(c) His guardian.
(d) The person who imprisoned him.

4. Although Peter has already planned his escape, what does Dennis ask him to do?
(a) Put it off until morning.
(b) Move it up.
(c) Put it off until more help can arrive.
(d) Put it off until the next night.

5. What is the prisoner using to help him escape?
(a) A rope made of animal hair.
(b) A rope made of napkin threads.
(c) A rope made from rug fibers.
(d) A rope made from his own hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following assumes his rightful role as king?

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

3. What natural event is likely to help the prisoner escape?

4. Who is the first person killed on the night of the escape?

5. Which of the following characters is coming back into the story to help the prisoner with his escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. List three things that happen while Peter is imprisoned.

2. What happens to the Lesser Warder?

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

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

5. What leads Dennis to find the note Peter threw?

6. What is one thing the rescuers and Peter have in common, and what does it foreshadow?

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

8. Peter had been very careful about his use of the napkins. Why is this not necessary?

9. Which of the many themes in this story is revealed by Thomas' actions?

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

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