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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Mallory give Jared to use for light?
(a) A candle.
(b) A kerosene lantern.
(c) Her ipod.
(d) A flashlight.

3. Where does Mallory tell her mother Jared must be?
(a) Out in the yard.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In bed asleep.
(d) In the bathroom.

4. Who told Mrs. Grace that her Aunt Lucinda thinks little men bring her food?
(a) Mrs Grace's mother.
(b) Her sister, Susan.
(c) Aunt Matilda.
(d) Uncle Terrence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What used to steal Dianna Beckley's Barbie dolls?

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

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

4. Why does Mrs. Grace come downstairs?

5. What does Simon ask his mother about having to stay in his room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jared get back downstairs?

2. What does Jared see when he hears a noise and how does he lose his light?

3. What does Mallory say about their new home, why does Jared think it will be good for Simon and what does he think of the home as far as he is concerned?

4. What kind of books does Jared see in the second floor room?

5. What do the children think about who might be in the wall and what does Mallory hear in the dumbwaiter?

6. What does Jared see when he gets out of the dumbwaiter?

7. What does the note at the beginning of the book say, and what does the book store clerk give the authors? What is the authors' response?

8. What does Mrs. Grace say about the previous resident of their new home?

9. How is Jared feeling when he comes back downstairs, what does Mallory tell him and how does their mother hear them? What does their mother tell the children?

10. What does Jared recall about the events in his life since his parents' divorce and what does his mother suggest to him about their new home?

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