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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Simon's pets his mother did not want?
(a) Dewey and Lewie.
(b) Blacknose and Pinkear.
(c) Jeckle and Hyde.
(d) Jeffrey and Lemondrop.

2. What was the little girl and man doing in the picture?
(a) Petting a dog.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Playing in the yard.
(d) Fighting.

3. What does Mallory decide to use to put a hole in the wall?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A chair leg.
(c) A broom.
(d) Her sword.

4. What did Jared think he probably heard?
(a) Simon playing a joke.
(b) His mother pulling a chair in the living room.
(c) The wind across the roof.
(d) A squirrel.

5. What was on the desk that caught the light?
(a) Old fashion, round glasses.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A prism.
(d) Some glass beads.

6. What did the children hear in the wall?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Someone mumbling to himself.
(c) A low moaning sound.
(d) Small footsteps and scratching.

7. What kind of wallpaper was in some of the house?
(a) Wallpaper with letters written on it.
(b) Brocaded gold wallpaper.
(c) The wallpaper had all peeled off.
(d) Bright red and black striped wallpaper.

8. Where does the dumbwaiter go upstairs?
(a) Into a small library.
(b) Into Jared's bedroom.
(c) Into Mrs. Grace's office.
(d) To the bathroom.

9. What does Mallory want Jared and Simon to do?
(a) Go down to the kitchen.
(b) Find a pan for the leak.
(c) Give her a bar from his candy stash.
(d) Come to her bedroom and talk.

10. What does Jared's mother say to him when they are unloading the car?
(a) He has to help his siblings.
(b) The house just needs a little paint.
(c) It is a chance for them to start over.
(d) He'll make new friends.

11. What do most of the books concern?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Faeries and mythical creatures.
(d) Child raising.

12. What did Holly and Tony give to the store clerk?
(a) Two tickets to their movie about faeries.
(b) A signed book.
(c) A picture of a faerie.
(d) An envelope.

13. What happens when Jared jumps from what he sees?
(a) His candle goes out.
(b) He trips on the desk chair.
(c) He knocks over the glasses.
(d) He sits down.

14. What does Simon ask his mother about having to stay in his room?
(a) What if they have to go to the bathroom?
(b) What is they get thirsty?
(c) What is they see a ghost?
(d) What if they get scared?

15. What does Mallory say she heard about their Aunt Lucinda?
(a) She was starving herself to death.
(b) She is still waiting for her husband to return.
(c) She is not really insane.
(d) She is willing the house to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Simon concerned about Mallory punching a hole in the wall?

2. What was the first line of the poem on the paper about?

3. What color were the doors on the old house?

4. What was the only piece of furniture in the dining room?

5. What is the result of the dangerous bedrooms?

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