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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Grace come downstairs?
(a) Jared made too much noise.
(b) She was thirsty.
(c) She forgot her purse.
(d) She saw the light on.

2. What did Jared not want to admit to his siblings about the sound he heard?
(a) That he was going to run away from this awful house.
(b) That it could be dangerous.
(c) That it could be a ghost.
(d) That it was all in his imagination.

3. What did Jared see when he sat up after he was awoken?
(a) A mouse running across the floor.
(b) A figure dressed in white.
(c) Simon standing by the window.
(d) A white owl on the window sill.

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

5. What does Simon say to Jared when they are back in their bedroom?
(a) He believes Jared about the note.
(b) He believes Jared is in big trouble.
(c) He thinks Jared should get a pet.
(d) He thinks Jared is crazy.

6. What was sitting on top of the roof of the new home besides chimneys.
(a) A huge tree branch.
(b) An old iron fence.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A weather vane shaped like a dolphin.

7. What does the letter in the introduction say happens to the relationship between Holly and Tony?
(a) It becomes deeper.
(b) It changes.
(c) It is tested.
(d) It becomes more acrimonious.

8. What does Jared think could be in the heating ducts since it is an old house?
(a) Mice.
(b) Rats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Huge spider webs.

9. What was poked in the wood in the walls that resembled a snake?
(a) Straight pins.
(b) Thumbtacks.
(c) Nails.
(d) Toothpicks.

10. Why is Mallory waking Jared?
(a) She heard the squirrel noises again.
(b) She wants to tell him their mother is gone.
(c) She is hungry.
(d) She has a leak in her bedroom.

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

12. What does Jared think there could be in the basement with bad luck?
(a) A bear.
(b) A rattlesnake nest.
(c) A lot of slime and mold.
(d) A foot of water.

13. What did Simon's mother pretend not to notice about what he brought?
(a) That he brought many of his father's books.
(b) He had brought the animals she told him to leave.
(c) That he brought his father's stereo equipment.
(d) That he brought fifteen animals.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jared see when he spun around after hearing a noise behind him?

2. What kind of dwarves was one book about?

3. What did Holly and Tony give to the store clerk?

4. What was stuffed in the space between the boards in the wall?

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

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