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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the bride of an elderly mayor of Garnet in 1880?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

2. What type of atmosphere does Helen sense in the house?
(a) Dark and threatening.
(b) Sinister and intimidating.
(c) Waiting and brooding.
(d) Menacing and forbidding.

3. Who did all the work on the hiding place for escaped slaves in the Hooton house?
(a) The Hooton and Johnston men.
(b) The Hooton and Patterson men.
(c) The Hooton and Wainwright men.
(d) The Hooton and Galworthy men.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Miranda make for herself, Anni, and Simon to eat when they make a hiding place in the boxwood bushes?
(a) Peanut butter and grape jelly sandwiches.
(b) Peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwiches.
(c) Peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwiches.
(d) Peanut butter and peach jam sandwiches.

5. In Chapter 6, why does Nicole decide she does not want to go to the attic?
(a) It is too dark.
(b) It is too hot.
(c) It is too dusty.
(d) It is too musty.

6. Where does Miranda feel fear for the second time in Chapter 5?
(a) Porch.
(b) Attic steps.
(c) Attic.
(d) Her bedroom.

7. What does Helen do in Chapter 7, when Miranda starts sobbing in the car as her parents argue?
(a) Talks soothingly to her.
(b) Makes her get out of the car and walk home.
(c) Slaps her in the face.
(d) Gives her a hug.

8. In Chapter 11, what color dog does Eddie Hooton get?
(a) Black and tan.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Black.

9. What perfume is Iris Kramer wearing in Chapter 14?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Honeysuckle.
(c) Rose.
(d) Lilac.

10. When was Mrs. Wainwright born?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1917.

11. What Garnet family hid runaway slaves in the mid-19th century?
(a) Wainwright.
(b) Galworthy.
(c) McCarthy.
(d) Hooton.

12. How long was Sigmund Galworthy bedridden after his wife was killed in a train accident?
(a) 3 days.
(b) A month.
(c) Weeks.
(d) 10 days.

13. What does Uncle Willy remember that Helen broke when they were swinging and tipped over backwards into bushes?
(a) Thumb.
(b) Wrist.
(c) Nose.
(d) Pinky finger.

14. How many servants have been let go in the Galworthy house in Chapter 9?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

15. How old are Anni and Simon?
(a) 8 and 9.
(b) 6 and 7.
(c) 7 and 8.
(d) 5 and 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much sleep does Helen think Belle got in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 8, what color dress is Mrs. Wainwright wearing when Miranda comes for her lesson?

3. What is Dorothy wearing when Miranda watches her mother lock her in the attic?

4. In Chapter 7, what color car is a man driving who honks and swerves around the Browne's car?

5. What month is it in Chapter 5?

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