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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Thomas find hidden in the ground?
(a) Books.
(b) Wood planks.
(c) Nails.
(d) A trap door.
2. Who died with the man who build the house?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) his wife.
(c) Two of his sons.
(d) Two slaves.
3. What do the boy and the girl argue about?
(a) The girl wants to talk to Thomas.
(b) The boy wants the girl to come home.
(c) The boy wants the bike the girl is riding on.
(d) The boy wants to continue exploring the forest.
4. What do Thomas and his father do after blocking the access to the tunnel?
(a) They talk about all the tunnels that exist in the house.
(b) His work.
(c) School.
(d) Great battles of the Civil War.
5. Beside being the caretaker of the house, what is Mr Pluto's other occupation?
(a) He is a tailor.
(b) He is a farm hand.
(c) He is a blacksmith.
(d) He is a carpenter.
6. What does Thomas' father do with the triangles before trying to fit them together?
(a) He photographs them.
(b) He shows them to Mr. Pluto.
(c) He makes a diagram.
(d) He put them in the trash.
7. What does Thomas think Mr. Pluto is?
(a) A ghost.
(b) The devil.
(c) A secret agent.
(d) A poor caretaker.
8. Why does Thomas ask the boy and the girl to leave?
(a) He wants to go in the tunnel.
(b) He thinks they are ghosts.
(c) He thinks they are dangerous.
(d) He does not like them.
9. Who is the god of the underworld?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Weus.
(c) Hades.
(d) Athena.
10. What does Thomas' father do to block access to the tunnel?
(a) He nails planks on the entrance.
(b) He removes the mechanism.
(c) He puts an alarm in.
(d) He moves a large rock in front of the entrance.
11. Where is Thomas sitting at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) In a train.
(b) In a boat.
(c) The family car.
(d) In a plane.
12. Who is a little frightened by the house?
(a) Thomas' mother.
(b) Thomas' siblings.
(c) Thomas' father.
(d) Thomas.
13. What is the boy's name?
(a) Mark Richards.
(b) Richard Emmar.
(c) Mac Darrow.
(d) Robert Darrow.
14. What did the network that helped slaves make use of to hide them?
(a) Hidden carriage compartments.
(b) Fake horses.
(c) Tunnels and secret rooms.
(d) Disguises.
15. What does Thomas' father feel about the triangles?
(a) He is not concerned.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He is scared.
(d) He is concerned.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Thomas plunge into total darkness?
2. What does Thomas' father say to Mr Pluto?
3. What does Mr. Pluto's gesture suggest to Thomas?
4. What does Thomas' father think the sound really was?
5. How does Thomas exit the tunnel?
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