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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the god of the underworld?
(a) Weus.
(b) Hades.
(c) Athena.
(d) Poseidon.

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

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

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

5. What did the network that helped slaves make use of to hide them?
(a) Fake horses.
(b) Hidden carriage compartments.
(c) Tunnels and secret rooms.
(d) Disguises.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the nickname of the caretaker of the house ?

3. What does the man do after Thomas begins to run?

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

5. What does Thomas do in order to better see the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thomas find in the kitchen?

2. What did Dies Drear give to others according to Chapter 2?

3. What does Mr. Small find with the diagram he makes?

4. What was the Underground Railroad according to Chapter 1?

5. What does Thomas discover when he is looking at the heavy front door?

6. What do the people who arrive at the house ask Thomas?

7. What does Thomas drop and what happens while is was walking?

8. What does Thomas notice about Mr. Small at the end of Chapter 7?

9. What does Thomas find when he wakes in the beginning of Chapter 9?

10. What was considered a crime?

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