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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. Where is the tunnel hiding?

2. What does Thomas' father promise his son in Chapter 5?

3. What do Thomas and his father agree the triangles are?

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

5. How is Thomas' father looking at Mr Pluto?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Small tell Thomas about the sound he heard the night before?

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

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

4. Where does Thomas decide to sleep?

5. Why does Thomas find the furniture arrangement offensive?

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

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

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

9. What was considered a crime?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine why Hamilton chose to introduce the theme of the supernatural and superstition. Use examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

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

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