The House of Dies Drear Final Test

Which sentence best describes the theme of the novel?

• The importance of sticking to your promise or word in a discovery.

• Moving to a new place is lonely.

• Sometimes people get away with things.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The description of the Darrow family present men who are...

• honest and hardworking

• determined, but respectful

• lazy, but trustworthy

• mean and selfish

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the main conflict faced by Thomas?

• He wants to discover who or what is trying to scare them.

• He wants to become better friends with Mac Darrow.

• He is lonely because of his lack of friends.

• He wants to learn more about his past.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where did Smalls move from, and where do they move to?

• South Carolina to New Jersey

• Florida to Ohio

• New Jersey to Florida

• North Carolina to Ohio

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

There are two Plutos because...

• One is Pluto, and the other is his twin brother.

• One is Pluto, and the other is a ghost.

• One is Pluto, and the other is his son.

• One is Pluto, and the other is River Swift.

How did the horse appear to be flapping it own wings?

• A mechanical devise was set up to make the wings flap.

• Pesty lay down on the horse's back and worked the wings.

• Pluto worked the wings in the background using a stick.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What can be formed from the four triangles?

• a rectangle

• slave quarters

• the letter "T"

• a Greek Cross

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which is the best summary of Thomas's dream in the beginning of the story?

• Thomas is running from a man who is telling him to stay back.

• Thomas is reading in his new school and falls asleep at his desk.

• Thomas is exploring a tunnel under his house and loses his flashlight.

• Thomas is riding a black horse with a girl wearing red pajamas.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which is the best summary of the prank played on the Darrows?

• They dressed up like slaves, hid in the forest, and tripped the Darrows as they walked by.

• They dressed up like ghost slaves and scared the Darrows with a horse.

• They dressed up like ghosts and his triangles in their doorways.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In what way did Thomas change at the very end of the novel?

• He is braver because he participated in the scare of the Darrows.

• He is more confident about his studies because he received all A's.

• He knows more about whittling wood and made three new figures.

• He knows more about mathematics and created more triangles.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3