2. What does Jared's mother say she is going to do if she finds the children wandering the house again?
(a) Put them on restriction.
(b) Make them clean the yard.
(c) Lock them in their rooms.
(d) Cut off the television for a week.

3. What does Mallory tell her mother when her mother comes in the kitchen?
(a) She is thirsty.
(b) There is a squirrel in the wall.
(c) She isn't sleepy.
(d) She has forgotten her book.

4. What was the main problem with Jared's mattress?
(a) It has a hole with stuffing coming out of it.
(b) It smells like dead animals.
(c) It was too thin.
(d) It was lumpy.

5. What did Mallory do as she led the boys down the hallway?
(a) Sneezes every three steps.
(b) Keeps grabbing Jared's arm.
(c) Whispers instructions.
(d) Stop every few steps to listen.

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

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 was in the kitchen sink when the children arrived in that room?
(a) A white rat.
(b) A pan crusted with macaroni and cheese.
(c) A garden snake.
(d) A small, funny looking man.

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

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

11. What does Jared do to keep from screaming?
(a) Bites the inside of his lip.
(b) Groans quietly.
(c) Hold his hand over his mouth.
(d) Closes his eyes and breaths deeply.

12. 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) A white owl on the window sill.
(d) Simon standing by the window.

13. For what did Mrs. Grace go to the store?
(a) Bread and peanut butter.
(b) Shampoo.
(c) Cereal and milk.
(d) Buckets to catch the leaks.

14. What stopped Jared as he was walking towards the wall where he heard a noise?
(a) Piled up furniture.
(b) A creaking board.
(c) Sticky goo on the floor.
(d) A hole in the floor.

15. What kind of job does Jared think Simon will do when he grows up?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A politician.
(c) A physician.
(d) A veterinarian or lion tamer.