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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Jared's candle when he rushed across the room?
(a) It falls and catches the rug on fire.
(b) It choked on wax and sputtered.
(c) It becomes brighter.
(d) Nothing.

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

3. What kind of books does Jared see in the library?
(a) Strange books.
(b) Books on tape.
(c) Books written in a foreign language.
(d) Very large books.

4. What was stuffed in the space between the boards in the wall?
(a) Chicken wire.
(b) Cloth.
(c) More plaster.
(d) Old newspaper.

5. With what does Simon have the dressers covered?
(a) All of his books.
(b) His stereo equipment.
(c) His camping equipment.
(d) Glass tanks.

6. Where did the Graces live before moving to Aunt Lucinda's house?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) New Jersy.
(d) New York.

7. What was the photocopy sent to Holly and Tony?
(a) A copy of a letter from their great uncle.
(b) A page from a book.
(c) A picture of a nymph.
(d) A picture of their house.

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

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

10. What was on the note Jared found?
(a) A riddle in the form of a poem.
(b) Directions to a faerie mound.
(c) Drawings of a boggart.
(d) The phone number to the insane asylum.

11. What was the Graces' previous home?
(a) A ranch style house.
(b) A farm.
(c) A small apartment.
(d) A modern beachhome.

12. What color were the doors on the old house?
(a) Fire engine Red.
(b) Antique White.
(c) Faded grey.
(d) Black.

13. What is the result of the dangerous bedrooms?
(a) Mallory has to sleep downstairs.
(b) Jared has a smaller bedroom than Simon or Mallory.
(c) Jared and Simon have to share a bedroom.
(d) Their mother has to sleep downstairs.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Jared jumps from what he sees?

2. What was in the Mason jars Simon carries into the house?

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

4. What does Mallory decide to use to put a hole in the wall?

5. What did Simon's mother say he had to leave behind?

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