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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 does Buddy sense about the attic?
(a) There is something dangerous.
(b) He feels a sense of terror.
(c) There is something waiting.
(d) He feels a sense of dread.

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

3. In Chapter 7, what game does Miranda want to play on the drive home from New York?
(a) Alphabet game.
(b) What Color Is It.
(c) I Spy.
(d) License plate game.

4. How often do Philip and Helen quarrel when they stay at the Rosenbaums for a bit after bringing Nicole home in Chapter 7?
(a) The entire time.
(b) Not once.
(c) Once.
(d) Twice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What perfume is Iris Kramer wearing in Chapter 14?

2. What type of atmosphere does Helen sense in the house?

3. What does Iris Kramer keep telling her husband she wants?

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

5. Who did all the work on the hiding place for escaped slaves in the Hooton house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nicole get angry with Miranda?

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

3. In Chapter 9, why does Hannah approach Mr. Galworthy, and how does he handle her query?

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

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

6. How does Belle feel about her actions the next morning?

7. Why does Dan come back to the attic after he shows Buddy out?

8. What conversation do Miranda and her father have about an atmosphere in the house and how does her mother react?

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

10. How do Miranda's parents begin arguing on the trip back from New York City in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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