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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Thomas' father talk to at the Carr filing station?
(a) Mrs. Darrow.
(b) The owner.
(c) The oldest boy.
(d) The youngest boy.

2. Why does Thomas plunge into total darkness?
(a) He drops the flashlight.
(b) The flashlight batteries run out.
(c) He turns off the flashlight.
(d) The bulb of the flashlight bursts.

3. Where is the house located on the landscape?
(a) On the top of the hill.
(b) In the middle of the town.
(c) Near the interstate.
(d) On a ravine.

4. Who walks Thomas and his father back to their home?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Mr. Pluto's son.
(c) Pesty.
(d) Mr. Pluto.

5. Who was entrusted with the safe keeping of the treasure by Dies Drear?
(a) The slave that escaped the night Dies Drear died.
(b) Dies Drear's son.
(c) Dies Drear's brother.
(d) Dies Drear's maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family does Mr. Carr speak of to Thomas's father?

2. What does Thomas' father feel about the triangles?

3. What is Mr. Pluto doing when Thomas and his father see him?

4. What furniture does Thomas dislike in his bedroom?

5. How does the young girl Thomas meets at the end of Chapter 3 arrive at the house?

(see the answer key)

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