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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jeff and Timmy use to make a torch with the matches Jeff has?
(a) Curtains.
(b) Old clothes.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Pages from books.

2. When did Ezra Galworthy build the house where the Brownes are living?
(a) 1800.
(b) Around 1805.
(c) 1790 or thereabouts.
(d) 1795.

3. After the first family of slaves hid in the Galworthy house, how long did they have to stay at the house to recuperate?
(a) 3 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days.

4. What excuse does Buddy give Dan for him not coming right upstairs to the attic?
(a) He had to get a drink of water.
(b) He was talking to Mr. Browne.
(c) He had to use the bathroom.
(d) He was talking to Mrs. Browne.

5. What does Miranda eat while her mother makes something for her and Nicole to eat in Chapter 6?
(a) Grape.
(b) Plum.
(c) Apple.
(d) Pear.

6. When Miranda watches the dollhouse in Chapter 9, where does she find a Sigmund?
(a) Master bedroom.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Porch.
(d) Living room.

7. How many servants have been let go in the Galworthy house in Chapter 9?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

8. What does Iris Kramer keep telling her husband she wants?
(a) Maid.
(b) Cook.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Job.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Miranda do to help herself calm down?
(a) Reads a book.
(b) Goes for a walk.
(c) Plays her flute.
(d) Swings on the front porch.

10. What was the problem with the hiding place for slaves at the Galworthy house?
(a) It was airtight.
(b) It was too small.
(c) It was too cold.
(d) It was too hot.

11. Who did all the work on the hiding place for escaped slaves in the Hooton house?
(a) The Hooton and Wainwright men.
(b) The Hooton and Patterson men.
(c) The Hooton and Galworthy men.
(d) The Hooton and Johnston men.

12. How long was Sigmund Galworthy bedridden after his wife was killed in a train accident?
(a) 10 days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) 3 days.

13. What food does Helen say that Miranda does not like in Chapter 6?
(a) Cucumbers.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Watermelon.
(d) Peaches.

14. What does Uncle Willy remember that Helen broke when they were swinging and tipped over backwards into bushes?
(a) Thumb.
(b) Wrist.
(c) Nose.
(d) Pinky finger.

15. In Chapter 7, what color car is a man driving who honks and swerves around the Browne's car?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what type of wallpaper does Helen hang in the dining room?

2. Who built the dollhouse that is a replica of the Galworthy house?

3. What Garnet family hid runaway slaves in the mid-19th century?

4. How much of the Galworthy house has a cellar underneath it?

5. In Chapter 7, how much has Miranda grown since she last rode her bike?

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