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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 the author suggesting by revealing Thomas' thoughts and actions?
(a) That Thomas has no feelings.
(b) That Thomas is in his own symbolic prison.
(c) That Thomas is stronger than we first thought.
(d) That Thomas considers himself above the law.

2. Which of the following habits has Thomas acquired?
(a) Endlessly pacing.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Sleepwalking.
(d) Talking in his sleep.

3. Where are the prisoner and his friends headed when they get past the guards?
(a) To the king's apartments in the castle.
(b) To find the man who caused the king's death.
(c) To the stable to get fresh horses.
(d) To the prisoner's former home.

4. Which recurring theme ends in this story when Peter and Thomas reunite?
(a) Man against nature.
(b) Good versus evil.
(c) Sibling rivalry.
(d) Parental neglect.

5. Peter finds some loose stones in the floor and decides that the space beneath will be a good hiding place. What does he find in this hiding space?
(a) The confession of an earlier prisoner.
(b) A locket and a note.
(c) A bracelet and a note.
(d) Directions for planning an escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many characters are searching for a way into the castle to help the prisoner?

2. Which of the following reveals that someone has been seen in the secret room?

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

4. What feeling is the reader left with at the end of this story?

5. How does Flagg learn of the planned escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter reveal in his note to Dennis?

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

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

4. What does the reader know that Dennis does not know to be the reason there are no rats in the sewer pipe?

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

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

7. What is Flagg's reaction when Peter accuses him of murder?

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

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

10. What is suggested by the fact that Peter is allowed back into the castle when he and his friends are stopped by the guard?

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