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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the main problem with Jared's mattress?
(a) It has a hole with stuffing coming out of it.
(b) It smells like dead animals.
(c) It was too thin.
(d) It was lumpy.

2. What tended to drown out the noises of Simon's animals in the children's previous house?
(a) The whine of the refrigerator.
(b) Cars and sirens.
(c) The place was sound proof.
(d) Their father's snoring.

3. Where does the dumbwaiter go upstairs?
(a) Into Jared's bedroom.
(b) Into Mrs. Grace's office.
(c) Into a small library.
(d) To the bathroom.

4. What was poked in the wood in the walls that resembled a snake?
(a) Nails.
(b) Thumbtacks.
(c) Straight pins.
(d) Toothpicks.

5. What color were the doors on the old house?
(a) Black.
(b) Faded grey.
(c) Antique White.
(d) Fire engine Red.

6. What does the book store clerk tell Holly?
(a) There are no more fans wanting signed books.
(b) They have run out of books.
(c) He has a letter for Holly and Tony.
(d) They have fifty more fans who want her signature.

7. What does Simon ask his mother about having to stay in his room?
(a) What is they see a ghost?
(b) What if they have to go to the bathroom?
(c) What is they get thirsty?
(d) What if they get scared?

8. What does Jared think there could be in the basement with bad luck?
(a) A foot of water.
(b) A bear.
(c) A rattlesnake nest.
(d) A lot of slime and mold.

9. What does Jared think could be in the heating ducts since it is an old house?
(a) Mice.
(b) Rats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Huge spider webs.

10. What does Mrs. Grace tell Mallory to do?
(a) Bring the dumbwaiter down.
(b) Wash the dishes.
(c) Get her book in the morning.
(d) Take water upstairs with her.

11. What does Jared's mother say to him when they are unloading the car?
(a) It is a chance for them to start over.
(b) The house just needs a little paint.
(c) He has to help his siblings.
(d) He'll make new friends.

12. What does Mallory say she heard about their Aunt Lucinda?
(a) She is still waiting for her husband to return.
(b) She is not really insane.
(c) She is willing the house to them.
(d) She was starving herself to death.

13. What was stuffed in the space between the boards in the wall?
(a) Chicken wire.
(b) More plaster.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Old newspaper.

14. What was the little girl and man doing in the picture?
(a) Petting a dog.
(b) Playing in the yard.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Reading a book.

15. What startled Jared awake the first night?
(a) Something walking across his bed.
(b) Simon yelling at him.
(c) The window blowing open.
(d) The hinges on his bedroom door creaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jared hear on the stairs?

2. Why do the children say they cannot send their book by mail?

3. What did Mallory do as she led the boys down the hallway?

4. What did Mrs. Grace tell Mallory to do when she left for the store?

5. What makes Mallory look like a ghost?

(see the answer keys)

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