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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. What is Thomas watching at the start of Chapter 8?

2. Where is the house located on the landscape?

3. What does Thomas find hidden in the ground?

4. Who is the god of the underworld?

5. What does Thomas do in order to better see the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What name was Dies Drear also known by?

2. What happens when Thomas is walking through the woods?

3. What does Thomas drop and what happens while is was walking?

4. What does Mr. Small tell Thomas about the sound he heard the night before?

5. What do Thomas and his father discuss while eating?

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

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

8. At the start of Chapter 4, who arrives at the house?

9. What does Thomas tell his father about at the start of Chapter 5?

10. What does Mr. Small do to the mechanism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the tools of characterization used by writers and determine what tools Hamilton used in the writing of "The House of Dies Drear".

Essay Topic 2

Examine why Hamilton chose to introduce the theme of the supernatural and superstition. Use examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Thomas small and examine his role in uncovering the truth. Use "The House of Dies Drear" to support your discussion.

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