1. Please select a Team. 1. Team 1 2. Team 2 3. Team 3 4. Team 4 5. Team 5

2. Dollar : US :: Pound : 1. Italy 2. Norway 3. Spain 4. Britain

3. Mr. Small was the only one who knew anything about the house before the family moved. 1. True 2. False

4. Thomas was saddest about leaving behind his Great-grandmother. 1. True 2. False

5. Thomas thinks the twins have.... 1. a serious illness 2. a sixth sense 3. a secret language 4. a developmental problem

6. Mr. Small was most interested in the house because... 1. It was so big 2. The rent was so cheap 3. It was part of the Underground Railroad 4. It was in Ohio

7. What is Mr. Small’s job? 1. Caretaker of the house 2. History professor 3. Mailman 4. Writer

8. Which of the following is NOT a FACT? 1. Pluto is the caretaker of the house 2. The smalls are moving from North Carolina 3. The house is spooky 4. Dies Drear helped slaves escape to freedom

9. Thomas gets angry at Mr. Pluto because... 1. He wouldn’t let him see the tunnels 2. Pluto sent Pesty to scare him 3. He arranged all of the rooms/furniture 4. He won’t shave his beard

10. Mrs. Small is excited about living in the house of Dies Drear. 1. True 2. False

11. Dies Drear sent slaves back into slavery with money to help others. 1. True 2. False

12. Thomas knows that his father has told him all of the secrets of the house. 1. True 2. False

13. What does Thomas think is the “key” to the mystery? 1. Mr. Pluto 2. Pesty 3. The tunnel 4. The third slave

14. Which of the following is a supporting statement for describing Thomas as adventurous? 1. Thomas loved to read 2. Thomas explored the tunnel 3. Thomas was angry at Mr. Pluto 4. Thomas often looked after his twin brothers

15. Thomas was especially gifted at ________. 1. Drawing 2. Whittling 3. Singing 4. baseball

16. And the winner is.... 1. 2. 3. 4.

17. How old is Thomas? 1. Twelve 2. Thirteen 3. Fourteen 4. Story doesn’t say

18. Throughout the drive to the new house, it was _________. 1. Raining 2. Snowing 3. Sunny 4. I have no clue!

19. When a story gives hints about events before they happen, it is called.... 1. Literary reference 2. Setting the tone 3. Activating prior knowledge 4. Foreshadowing

20. One example of literary reference is.... 1. Thomas reading the report about the house 2. The slaves seeing the Ohio River as the River Jordan 3. The history book Thomas got for his birthday

21. The author’s attitude towards his/her subject is.... 1. mood 2. tone 3. point of view 4. prior knowledge

22. The girl riding on the horse was ______________. 1. Sarah 2. Sooky 3. Pesty 4. All of these

23. Who is the boy Thomas meets? 1. Mr. Pluto’s son 2. M.C. “Mac” Darrow 3. Dies Drear’s grandson 4. Christopher Robin

24. What color was the horse Pesty was riding? 1. White 2. Black 3. Brown 4. Gray

25. Dies Drear was a poor Canadian farmer who dedicated his life to helping slaves escape to freedom. 1. True 2. False

26. What color are Pesty’s pajamas? 1. Black 2. White 3. Red 4. Green

27. Why does Mac say they are that color? 1. Because red is his favorite 2. Because those were her only pajamas 3. Because Mr. Pluto told her red was the best color 4. Because Pesty spilled paint on them

28. What does Thomas lose in the tunnel? 1. His glasses 2. His flashlight 3. His book 4. His twin brothers

29. Where does Thomas enter the tunnel? 1. From the opening near the front steps 2. From the kitchen 3. From his bedroom 4. From Mr. Pluto’s house

30. Thomas imagines that Mr. Pluto has planted _____ in the window boxes. 1. His mother’s favorite flowers 2. Vegetables 3. Nothing 4. Poison

31. Thomas decides he won’t sleep in his room.... 1. until he arranges it his own way 2. ever—because it doesn’t have a secret passage. 3. unless his bed faces a window. 4. because he wants to share a room with his brothers.

32. Great-grandmother Jeffers was “fixing chicory” to ward off ______. 1. Agitated 2. Plunder 3. Calamity 4. Plunder

33. After Dies Drear’s murder, his house was ________ for the fine antiques he owned. 1. Subdued 2. Percolating 3. Sinister 4. Plundered

34. Springs and streams were ________ from everywhere in the landscape around the house. 1. Plundering 2. Percolating 3. Agitating 4. Sinister

35. Mrs. Small described the new house as ___________. 1. Subdued 2. Pitiful 3. Calamity 4. Sinister

36. Thomas wanted to be prepared in case he encountered _________. 1. Opaque 2. Specters 3. Lapse 4. subdued

37. After making a “C” in math, Jon worked harder for a while, but he soon ________ back into his old habits. 1. Subdued 2. Agitated 3. Lapsed 4. plundered

38. Which one = agitated? 1. 2. 3. 4.

39. Team Scores 0 Team 1 0 Team 2 0 Team 3 0 Team 4 0 Team 5

40. Participant Scores 0 Participant 1 0 Participant 11 0 Participant 2 0 Participant 12 0 Participant 3 0 Participant 13 0 Participant 4 0 Participant 14 0 Participant 5 0 Participant 15 0 Participant 6 0 Participant 16 0 Participant 7 0 Participant 17 0 Participant 8 0 Participant 18 0 Participant 9 0 Participant 19 0 Participant 10 0 Participant 20