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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dies Drear give to the people that passed through his house to help them?

2. What is Sarah's nickname?

3. How does the young girl Thomas meets at the end of Chapter 3 arrive at the house?

4. Who is the god of the underworld?

5. What does Mr. Pluto's gesture suggest to Thomas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Thomas and his father discuss while eating?

3. What happens when Thomas is walking through the woods?

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

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

6. Why does Thomas dislike his room according to Chapter 8?

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

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

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

10. Why does Thomas find the furniture arrangement offensive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one theme introduced in "The House of Dies Drear" and how the theme is developed.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Hamilton's definition of freedom as depicted in "The House of Dies Drear" and use examples from the book to support your analysis. Choose one character who has a form of enslavement and discuss how they become free at the end of the book.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two families described in "The House of Dies Drear" to compare and contrast.

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