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

2. What was the name of the network that helped escaped slaves going north in Chapter 1?
(a) The High Highway.
(b) Underground Railroad.
(c) The Low Railroad.
(d) Underground Highway.

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

4. Who died with the man who build the house?
(a) Two of his sons.
(b) Two slaves.
(c) his wife.
(d) A neighbor.

5. Why does Thomas ask the boy and the girl to leave?
(a) He thinks they are dangerous.
(b) He does not like them.
(c) He thinks they are ghosts.
(d) He wants to go in the tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the god of the underworld?

2. What does Thomas' father see in the tunnel?

3. What is Thomas frightened by in the tunnel?

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

5. How many siblings does Thomas have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Mr. Small and Thomas think is a warning?

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

3. Who does Thomas think fondly of when moving to Ohio?

4. Why is the caretaker of the house also known as Mr. Pluto?

5. At the start of Chapter 4, who arrives at the house?

6. What does Thomas tell his father about at the start of Chapter 5?

7. Who do they see when Thomas accompanies his father outside?

8. Why did Thomas send the people that arrived away?

9. Where does Thomas decide to sleep?

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

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