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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Thomas bring his siblings after arriving at the house?
(a) To the veranda.
(b) To their bedroom.
(c) To the backyard.
(d) To the living room.

3. How many siblings does Thomas have?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

5. How old is the boy according to Thomas?
(a) About half his age.
(b) About twenty.
(c) About twice his age.
(d) About his age.

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

7. How did the man who built the house die?
(a) He drown.
(b) He was killed.
(c) He died of old age.
(d) He had a horse accident.

8. What is Thomas given at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) A cup of cocoa.
(b) A cup of water.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) A cup of milk.

9. Who is riding with Mr. Pluto to church?
(a) Pesty.
(b) A cloaked figure.
(c) He rides alone.
(d) Mac.

10. What did Dies Drear have built in the house?
(a) A wine cellar.
(b) A miniature train.
(c) Stables.
(d) Secret places.

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

12. What is Mr. Pluto riding when Thomas sees him?
(a) A old motorcycle.
(b) A car.
(c) A horse drawn wagon.
(d) A bus.

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

14. Where is the tunnel hiding?
(a) Behind the office.
(b) Behind the front porch steps.
(c) In front of the stables.
(d) Below the bathroom.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Thomas do while lying down?

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

4. Why does Thomas plunge into total darkness?

5. How does the intruder enter the house?

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