Tunneling in the Closet

What did David discover in the back of his closet?

• a secret passageway

• nineteen comic books

• a book about Patricia Gold

• a parka he had lost

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In the beginning of the story, the story is being told from David’s point of view. Then, the point of view switches. Whose point of view does the story switch to?

• Elissa's point of view

• David's point of view

• Patricia Gold's point of view

• David and Elissa's parents' point of view

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David feels annoyed and frustrated by Elissa in the first half of the story, when Elissa does not believe him. What evidence best supports this conclusion?

• "'So I was crawling around my closet. I pushed my hand up against where the wall is supposed to be, but there was no wall there! I fell right through my coats.'"

• "Elissa was David’s sister, an eight-year-old with squinty eyes who had recently decided not to believe anything her brother said."

• "David felt like his head might pop. He was older than his sister. He was also bigger and faster and (he thought) smarter. So why did she always have to ruin his fun?"

• "'And what is it that you claim to have found?'"'A secret passage. And before you even say it, I know you don’t believe me.'"

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How can Elissa’s personality best be described?

• brave, but careful

• innocent and trusting

• energetic and excited

• curious, but skeptical

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What is a main theme of this story?

• It can be useful to pay attention and count things in your surroundings.

• It is safer to trust heroes from novels than to trust your family members.

• It is always better to be skeptical than to believe in something unlikely.

• It can be rewarding to believe in something, even if it seems unlikely at first.

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Read these sentences from the text.Elissa,' he said. 'I found something fantastic.''I don’t believe you.'Elissa was David’s sister, an eight-year-old with squinty eyes who had recently decided not to believe anything her brother said. For that matter, she’d decided not to believe anyone—not her parents, teachers or her friends. […]'That doesn’t matter,' said David. 'You don’t believe anyone.''Correct. Patricia Gold says that you have to be skeptical.'

Based on this context, what does the word “skeptical” mean?

• easily tricked

• not easily convinced

• trustworthy and loyal

• willing to believe

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

At first she was frightened, but then, as she counted David’s coats just in case, she realized that secret passages weren’t scary. ______, they were fun things that started some place boring and led to somewhere exciting.

• Therefore

• In fact

• However

• At first

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Read the first paragraph of the story.

Based on this paragraph, what does David think about secret passageways? Include two details from the text in your answer.

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Describe Elissa’s attitude towards the secret passageway at the end of the story. Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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This story begins in the point of view of one character, then switches to the point of view of a different character. Why might the author have chosen to switch points of view in this story?

Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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