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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do most of the books concern?
(a) Faeries and mythical creatures.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Child raising.

2. What does Simon say to Jared when they are back in their bedroom?
(a) He believes Jared is in big trouble.
(b) He believes Jared about the note.
(c) He thinks Jared should get a pet.
(d) He thinks Jared is crazy.

3. For what did Mrs. Grace go to the store?
(a) Buckets to catch the leaks.
(b) Bread and peanut butter.
(c) Shampoo.
(d) Cereal and milk.

4. What was on the desk that caught the light?
(a) Old fashion, round glasses.
(b) Some glass beads.
(c) A prism.
(d) A mirror.

5. What kind of job does Jared think Simon will do when he grows up?
(a) A veterinarian or lion tamer.
(b) A politician.
(c) A physician.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was poked in the wood in the walls that resembled a snake?

3. What does Mallory stack on top of a steamer trunk?

4. What does Jared do to keep from screaming?

5. What makes Mallory look like a ghost?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the children think about who might be in the wall and what does Mallory hear in the dumbwaiter?

2. What kind of books does Jared see in the second floor room?

3. What does Jared recall about the events in his life since his parents' divorce and what does his mother suggest to him about their new home?

4. What does Jared see when he hears a noise and how does he lose his light?

5. What does Simon do first in his new bedroom?

6. What does Jared decide to do with the dumbwaiter, how do his siblings help and how does he fit?

7. What does Jared hear in his new home and what does he assume?

8. What does Jared see when he gets out of the dumbwaiter?

9. How does Jared get back downstairs?

10. What do the Grace children tell Ms. Black when they meet?

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