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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas do after finishing his drink?
(a) He goes to bed.
(b) He looks at the stars.
(c) He watches a movie in his bedroom.
(d) He reads a book.

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

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

4. What is the house rumored to be?
(a) Poorly built.
(b) Prone to flooding.
(c) A good investment.
(d) Haunted.

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

6. What country did Dies Drear send his guest to?
(a) Maine.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Canada.

7. What do Thomas and his family do after finding the triangles?
(a) They go to the police.
(b) They have breakfast.
(c) They hurry in preparation for church.
(d) They pack their suitcases.

8. How long has the house been occupied on average since the death of Dies Drear?
(a) Only from 1945 to 1956.
(b) Full time since 1962.
(c) No more than a few weeks at a time.
(d) No more than a year.

9. What does Thomas find hidden in the ground?
(a) Books.
(b) A trap door.
(c) Nails.
(d) Wood planks.

10. 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.

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

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

13. What does Dies Drear's nickname mean?
(a) White man.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Slave.
(d) Benefactor.

14. What is Thomas'' father's job?
(a) He is a blacksmith.
(b) He is a history professor.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a lawyer.

15. What is Sarah's nickname?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Pesty.
(c) Smally.
(d) Tiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Thomas sitting at the start of Chapter 1?

2. How is Thomas' father looking at Mr Pluto?

3. What does Thomas' father promise his son in Chapter 5?

4. What attracts Thomas' father's sight?

5. What does Thomas' mother prepare for breakfast?

(see the answer keys)

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