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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 is Thomas' family moving to?

2. How old is the boy according to Thomas?

3. What is the house rumored to be?

4. How is Thomas' father looking at Mr Pluto?

5. Who died with the man who build the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do they see when Thomas accompanies his father outside?

2. Why does Thomas dislike his room according to Chapter 8?

3. What does Thomas discover when he is looking at the heavy front door?

4. Who does Thomas think fondly of when moving to Ohio?

5. What does Thomas do outside of the house in Chapter 6?

6. What do Mr. Small and Thomas think is a warning?

7. What happens while the Small family sleeps?

8. What did Dies Drear give to others according to Chapter 2?

9. What does Mr. Small find with the diagram he makes?

10. What was the Underground Railroad according to Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one character and discuss how you think the author, Virginia Hamilton, wants the reader to view him/her. Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two families described in "The House of Dies Drear" to compare and contrast.

Essay Topic 3

Define tone and discuss the tone of Dies Drear and what was achieved through Hamilton's development of the tone.

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