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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 the man do after Thomas begins to run?

2. What does Thomas' father do to block access to the tunnel?

3. What do the boy and the girl argue about?

4. Where does Thomas lay down in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Thomas lay down?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do the people who arrive at the house ask Thomas?

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

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

10. What does Thomas find when he wakes in the beginning of Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define foreshadowing and discuss how Hamilton uses this literary element in "The House of Dies Drear." Use examples from the book to support your discussion.

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 characters from the "The House of Dies Drear" and compare their traits and personalities. Use examples from the book to support your comparison.

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