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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dies Drear build the house for?
(a) Establish a trade post.
(b) Helping slaves.
(c) To look for gold.
(d) Make money in cotton.

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

3. Where does Thomas burst through at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) The back door.
(b) The kitchen door.
(c) The front door.
(d) The living room door.

4. What does Thomas do while lying down?
(a) He looks at the sky.
(b) He reads.
(c) He lets his mind wander.
(d) He falls asleep.

5. What sound does Thomas' father ask him to describe before going to church?
(a) The one he heard in the pantry.
(b) The one he heard in the tunnel.
(c) The one he heard in the his bedroom.
(d) The one he heard when he woke up.

6. What do the boy and the girl argue about?
(a) The boy wants the bike the girl is riding on.
(b) The girl wants to talk to Thomas.
(c) The boy wants the girl to come home.
(d) The boy wants to continue exploring the forest.

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

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

9. What does Thomas tell his father about the tunnel at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) That rats are numerous.
(b) That it is dark.
(c) That he found a monster.
(d) That he heard a breathing sound.

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

11. How does the intruder enter the house?
(a) By the back door.
(b) Using a crowbar.
(c) Through a mirror.
(d) By the kitchen tunnel.

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

13. Where was Dies Drear originally from?
(a) New England.
(b) Rhodes Island.
(c) France.
(d) New York.

14. Where does the intruder put the small triangles?
(a) On the chairs.
(b) On the beds.
(c) On the top of the front door.
(d) On the door of the occupied bedrooms.

15. How is Thomas' father looking at Mr Pluto?
(a) Oddly.
(b) Nicely.
(c) Harshy.
(d) With fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas find hidden in the ground?

2. How does Thomas exit the tunnel?

3. What happened to people caught helping slaves in the 1800s?

4. How long has the house been occupied on average since the death of Dies Drear?

5. Where does Thomas lay down in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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