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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 do Thomas and his family eat after church?

2. How does Mr. Pluto characterize River Switch Darrow?

3. Where are Thomas and his father when they see Mr. Pluto?

4. What room do they find vandalized?

5. What are the Darrows convinced of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Dies Drear leave his treasure to according to Chapter 17?

2. What does Thomas discover when he wakes in the morning?

3. What does Mr. Pluto tell the Smalls about the room?

4. What seems to help Mr. Small understand?

5. What do the Darrows want?

6. What does Mayhew ask Thomas and his father to do?

7. What does the family go in search of?

8. What does the Small family find when they return home in Chapter 12?

9. What expectation does Thomas have of the church congregation that was not fulfilled?

10. Where do Thomas and his father go at the start of Chapter 13?

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

Analyze Hamilton's use of historical facts when writing the "The House of Dies Drear" and discuss whether it adds or detracts to the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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