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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 does Mrs. Small say she needs to buy a lot of?
2. Where do Thomas and his father march to at the start of Chapter 13?
3. How does Mr. Pluto characterize River Switch Darrow?
4. Who wants to be a ghost?
5. What is the name of the river near the school Thomas will go to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where are the Darrows when they start their scheme?
2. Where does Mr. Small take the family in Chapter 11?
3. What roles do Thomas, Mr. Small and Mayhew have in the scheme?
4. What do Mr. Small and Thomas find when they go into a cave?
5. What does the family go in search of?
6. What does Mayhew ask Thomas and his father to do?
7. What does Mayhew explain about his father?
8. Who is Mayhew Skinner and who does he dress up as in Chapter 15?
9. What does Mr. Pluto tell the Smalls about the room?
10. What seems to help Mr. Small understand?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define setting and discuss the importance of the setting of the house. Use examples and quotes from "The House of Dies Drear" to support your discussion.
Essay Topic 2
Define foreshadowing and discuss how Hamilton uses this literary element in "The House of Dies Drear." Use examples from the book to support your discussion.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Hamilton's use of irony in choosing the names of her characters.
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