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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Afterwords.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jared do to block out the noise in the house?
(a) Shut his bedroom door.
(b) Put in ear plugs.
(c) Play his music loud.
(d) Cover his head with a pillow.

2. What makes Mallory look like a ghost?
(a) She has her arms held out to her sides.
(b) A white nightgown and a white shawl she has over her hair.
(c) Plaster dust in her hair.
(d) Her eyes are shining in the dark.

3. What is missing from the house?
(a) The secret books.
(b) The gold coins in the office.
(c) Mallory's fencing blade.
(d) Simon's pet mice.

4. Why do the children say they cannot send their book by mail?
(a) The book is too old.
(b) It is too dangerous.
(c) They don't have enough postage.
(d) The book is too large.

5. Who does Helen Grace suspect is involved in the Mallory episode?
(a) Jared.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) The Brownies.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the children hear in the wall?

2. What do the children notice several weeks later when they go back to the birdhouse.

3. What did Simon's mother pretend not to notice about what he brought?

4. What does Mallory question as she is looking through a book?

5. What does Jared's mom recall about Jared's school days?

(see the answer key)

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