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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Flagg learn of the planned escape?
(a) By using a crystal ball.
(b) By reading tea leaves.
(c) By seeing the rescuers sneaking into the castle.
(d) By overhearing a conversation.

2. What evidence does Peter have to confront Flagg with?
(a) Niner's eye.
(b) Roland's arrow.
(c) Valera's locket.
(d) The king's hammer.

3. What is the result of many of the actions in this part of the story?
(a) Greater suspense for the reader.
(b) More motives are revealed to the reader.
(c) The reader detects a greater use of irony.
(d) More answers are revealed to the reader.

4. What natural event is likely to help the prisoner escape?
(a) A lunar eclipse.
(b) A sand storm.
(c) A severe thunderstorm.
(d) A blizzard.

5. Which of the following characters is coming back into the story to help the prisoner with his escape?
(a) Dennis.
(b) Peter.
(c) Peyna.
(d) Ben.

6. What does Dennis use to gain access to the castle?
(a) A sewer pipe.
(b) A drain pipe.
(c) A laundry chute.
(d) A coal chute.

7. The Judge-General invites Dennis to stay with him and provides room for him where?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In a shed attached to the house.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the Judge-General's own room.

8. Flagg has a nightmare about which of the following?
(a) An injured hand.
(b) An injured ear.
(c) An injured eye.
(d) An injured ankle.

9. What have the prisoner's friends brought with them to help him escape?
(a) An extra rope.
(b) A cart.
(c) A ladder.
(d) A net.

10. One of Peter's rescuers must hide outside the castle for a few days. What helps him maintain his strength?
(a) Leftovers from the kitchen.
(b) Nuts and berries.
(c) A handful of oats and grains.
(d) A few vegetables.

11. Although Peter has already planned his escape, what does Dennis ask him to do?
(a) Move it up.
(b) Put it off until morning.
(c) Put it off until the next night.
(d) Put it off until more help can arrive.

12. What is the first obstacle Peter and his friends encounter as they run?
(a) A group of drunken guards.
(b) A locked gate.
(c) A guard who is not drunk.
(d) Flooded roadways.

13. What happens as the rescuers approach the castle?
(a) One of them falls through the ice.
(b) One of them sprains an ankle.
(c) One of them bumps into a guard.
(d) One of them falls into the moat.

14. Which of the following characters is standing unnoticed in the room?
(a) Roland.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Ben.
(d) Thomas.

15. The author's use of foreshadowing leads the reader to believe what about the Judge-General?
(a) That his guilt is causing him to take chances.
(b) That he is sorry for not believing the prisoner in the beginning.
(c) That he will probably end up helping the prisoner.
(d) That he will stick to his guns and not allow anyone to help the prisoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Peter react when he hears someone coming?

2. Who is the most unlikely person to help the prisoner escape?

3. Which of these characters is approaching Peter from inside the castle?

4. Which of the following characters get married?

5. Which of the following characters is left behind after the escape?

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