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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 break at the start of Chapter 7?

2. What was the name of the network that helped escaped slaves going north in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Thomas ask the boy and the girl to leave?

4. What is Thomas frightened by in the tunnel?

5. What did Dies Drear have built in the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What name was Dies Drear also known by?

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

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

4. Why does Thomas find the furniture arrangement offensive?

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

6. Where does Thomas lay down?

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

8. What was considered a crime?

9. What does Thomas find in the kitchen?

10. What does Thomas do outside of the house in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of religion in the "The House of Dies Drear" and the role that it played in the book. Use "The House of Dies Drear" to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Hamilton's use of irony in choosing the names of her characters.

Essay Topic 3

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

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