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1. What are "scoochers?" Give one example.

"Scoochers" are games John and his siblings played that were often risky activities or dares. One example of a scoocher is when John and his brother would go into the ghost room of their home after being tucked into bed at night.

2. What did John and his siblings learn about their home? Who tells them?

John and his siblings learned that their home is haunted. It was once owned by a physician whose ghost remains at the house. The children learned this information from a servant girl at the house.

3. Who was John's father? What kind of man was he? How do you know?

John's father was Daniel Muir. He was a tyrannical man, which is apparent due to the fact that he employed John, as well as John's seven siblings, to work their land for seventeen hours each day.

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