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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 prompts everyone in the kingdom to go to bed early one night?
(a) Everyone had worked hard all day.
(b) It got dark earlier than usual.
(c) Heavy rain made it impossible to do anything else.
(d) They are exhausted by the excitement of the storm.

2. Which one of the following themes is revealed in this episode?
(a) Good versus evil.
(b) Man against nature.
(c) Reality versus fantasy.
(d) Sibling rivalry.

3. The author's use of foreshadowing leads the reader to believe what about the Judge-General?
(a) That he is sorry for not believing the prisoner in the beginning.
(b) That he will stick to his guns and not allow anyone to help the prisoner.
(c) That his guilt is causing him to take chances.
(d) That he will probably end up helping the prisoner.

4. When will it be safe for Flagg to return to Delain?
(a) In a few months.
(b) In five years.
(c) Never.
(d) When he is dying and has no place to go.

5. Which of the following assumes his rightful role as king?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Flagg.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is left behind after the escape?

2. When the reader learns that Thomas has a need to drink himself to sleep, what might the reader might also infer?

3. 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?

4. What is the prisoner using to help him escape?

5. Although Peter has already planned his escape, what does Dennis ask him to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens during the encounter between Peter, Thomas, and Flagg in the king's sitting room?

3. How is suspense built into the story as Peter's friends reach the castle and Peter begins his escape?

4. What circumstances cause Peter to reconsider and move up the time for his escape?

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

6. What does Flagg learn about Peter, and how does he learn it?

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

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

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

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

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