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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 does Thomas find ready for him in Chapter 9?

2. Where is the tunnel hiding?

3. Who is a little frightened by the house?

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

5. What did the network that helped slaves make use of to hide them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thomas find in the kitchen?

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

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

4. Who is the house they were moving to once owned by?

5. Where does Thomas' father find Mr. Pluto in Chapter 7?

6. What name was Dies Drear also known by?

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

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

9. What is the rumor about the Dies Drear house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define tone and discuss the tone of Dies Drear and what was achieved through Hamilton's development of the tone.

Essay Topic 2

Define setting and discuss the importance of the setting of the house. Use examples and quotes from "The House of Dies Drear" to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of the Underground Railroad for the setting of "The House of Dies Drear." Use "The House of Dies Drear" to support your discussion.

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