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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only furniture in the room where fugitive slaves hid in the Hooton cellar?
(a) 2 wooden benches.
(b) 2 chairs.
(c) 2 bunks.
(d) 2 cots.

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

3. In Chapter 7, how much has Miranda grown since she last rode her bike?
(a) A couple inches.
(b) 2 inches.
(c) Several inches.
(d) 3 inches.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what causes Iris to go back downstairs after talking to the boys and then locking them back in the attic?

2. What does Buddy sense about the attic?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Miranda say is her favorite meal that her mother makes?

4. What month is it in Chapter 5?

5. What are the Hootons eating when Miranda comes over in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wainwright know about a room for slaves on the Underground Railroad in Miranda's house?

2. What does Miranda learn about the Hootons in Mrs. Wainwright's book about 19th century Garnet?

3. What does Dan think when Miranda tells him about what she can see in the dollhouse?

4. Where is the Hooton's secret room and how is it furnished?

5. Why does Belle think her emotions got out of control?

6. Why does Buddy not want to go in the attic?

7. Who does Miranda see at Mrs. Wainwright's and why in Chapter 8?

8. What scene does Miranda see when she and Nicole go to the attic?

9. How do Timmy and Jeff start a fire in the attic and how are they saved from the fire?

10. What does Mrs. Wainwright tell Miranda about the Galworthys?

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