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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. How does Thomas describe the boy who arrives after the young girl?

2. Where does Thomas bring his siblings after arriving at the house?

3. What is Thomas'' father's job?

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

5. Where does Thomas go after getting up in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens while the Small family sleeps?

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

7. How is the house of Dies Drear described at the start of Chapter 3?

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

9. Where does Thomas decide to sleep?

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

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

Compare Mrs. Small and Mr. Small, using evidence from the book to support your comparison.

Essay Topic 3

Identify the protagonist and antagonist of the story and determine how these characters help drive the plot.

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