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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Thomas go after getting up in Chapter 6?
(a) He goes back home.
(b) He goes in the woods.
(c) He goes in an abandoned house.
(d) He goes back in the tunnel.

2. What is Thomas' father investigating?
(a) The noises Thomas made.
(b) A scream by his wife.
(c) Noises by Thomas' brothers.
(d) A ghost sighting.

3. What does Thomas find offensive?
(a) The smell of the toilet.
(b) The color scheme of the house.
(c) The condition of the stables.
(d) Mr. Pluto's furniture arrangement.

4. Who is Thomas with when he sees Mr. Pluto riding to church?
(a) With his brothers.
(b) With his father.
(c) With his mother.
(d) Alone.

5. How does the young girl Thomas meets at the end of Chapter 3 arrive at the house?
(a) By car.
(b) On a bike.
(c) On horseback.
(d) Walking.

6. Where does Thomas lay down in Chapter 6?
(a) On a stump.
(b) On a blanket.
(c) On a rock.
(d) In the grass.

7. What furniture does Thomas dislike in his bedroom?
(a) His bed.
(b) A heavy chair.
(c) The desk.
(d) The dresser.

8. What was the name of the man who built the house?
(a) Tadehus Blick.
(b) Dies Drear.
(c) Mark Singer.
(d) Morgan White.

9. What is the first thing the boy and the girl ask Thomas?
(a) Why he is at the house.
(b) Where his parents are.
(c) What his name is.
(d) How old he is.

10. What does Thomas discover on the front door?
(a) A button.
(b) A handle.
(c) A switch.
(d) A note.

11. What does the man do after Thomas begins to run?
(a) He throws a rock at Thomas.
(b) He runs after Thomas.
(c) He disappears.
(d) He returns home.

12. What do Thomas and his father do after blocking the access to the tunnel?
(a) Great battles of the Civil War.
(b) They talk about all the tunnels that exist in the house.
(c) His work.
(d) School.

13. How does Thomas enter the tunnel?
(a) He runs in.
(b) He falls in the hole.
(c) He goes in backward.
(d) Carefully.

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

15. How does Thomas exit the tunnel?
(a) By moving a wall.
(b) Using a ladder.
(c) By the trap door.
(d) The way he entered it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas think Mr. Pluto is?

2. Where is Mr. Pluto when Thomas' father arrive?

3. What do the boy and the girl argue about?

4. What is the weather when the Small family arrives at the house in Chapter 3?

5. What does Thomas' mother prepare for breakfast?

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