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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Thomas go outside to look around the house?
(a) To try to find rocks for his collection.
(b) To try to find the girl again.
(c) To look for the treasure.
(d) To try to guess the secret passages and rooms.

2. Beside being the caretaker of the house, what is Mr Pluto's other occupation?
(a) He is a farm hand.
(b) He is a tailor.
(c) He is a blacksmith.
(d) He is a carpenter.

3. Where is Thomas when he makes his discovery?
(a) On the roof of a house
(b) Above a geothermal source.
(c) Above a capped well.
(d) Above a secret tunnel.

4. What does Thomas think Mr. Pluto is?
(a) A poor caretaker.
(b) The devil.
(c) A secret agent.
(d) A ghost.

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

6. Where is the flashlight Thomas uses in the tunnel?
(a) Under the porch.
(b) In his dad's truck.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) On the left side of the entrance.

7. What happened to people caught helping slaves in the 1800s?
(a) They were fined.
(b) They were taken as slaves.
(c) They were jailed or murdered.
(d) They were banished.

8. What does Thomas' father think the sound really was?
(a) Mr. Pluto's bellows.
(b) The wind.
(c) A prank by local children.
(d) A ghost.

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

10. Where is Mr. Pluto when Thomas' father arrive?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the living room.
(c) On the porch.
(d) In front of the back door.

11. How many slaves were captured with the house owner?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

12. What does Thomas' father feel about the triangles?
(a) He is scared.
(b) He is not concerned.
(c) He is amused.
(d) He is concerned.

13. What does Thomas break at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) The front door.
(b) The living room door.
(c) The back door.
(d) The kitchen door.

14. What is the boy's name?
(a) Robert Darrow.
(b) Mac Darrow.
(c) Richard Emmar.
(d) Mark Richards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Thomas with when he sees Mr. Pluto riding to church?

2. What does Thomas wait for before leaving his bedroom?

3. What attracts Thomas' father's sight?

4. What is the first thing the boy and the girl ask Thomas?

5. What is Thomas watching at the start of Chapter 8?

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