House of Dies Drear Chapters 1-10

Who is the main character?

• Mr. Small

• Thomas

• Dies Drear

• Pluto

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Where is the first secret passage that Thomas finds?

• The front steps slide back

• A passage behind a clock

• A tunnel in the woods

• A false wall in his closet

Why does Mr. Pluto chase Thomas?

• Thomas scared his horse

• Thomas was yelling in the woods

• He thought Thomas was a stranger that meant no good

• He thought Thomas was chasing him

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who was Dies Drear?

• An old man who killed people

• He was a slave owner

• He was a farmer who disappeared

• He was an abolitionist who was killed

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who are two of the ghosts that haunt the house?

• Former slaves who were killed

• The wife and daughter of Dies Drear

• Two police officers

• Two shop keepers from town

What is so special about the house of Dies Drear that Mr. Small wanted to move there?

• It was being sold for cheap

• It was a station on the Underground Railroad

• It was owned by a ship builder

• His family used to own it

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Thomas not like the way Mr. Pluto arranged the livingroom furniture?

• He put the kitchen furniture in the living room.

• He arranged it so the family couldn't look at each other.

• He arranged it so they were looking out instead of at the fireplace (in).

• He arranged it so Thomas doesn't have a place to whittle.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is Mr. Pluto able to do to Thomas in the woods that no old, lame man should be able to do?

• Catch him and lift him off his feet

• Make him get lost among the trees

• Beat him in a race down the hill

• Hide from him

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Pluto is another name for Hades-Who is Hades?

• The Greek god of thunder

• The Greek god of the sea

• The Greek god of making things

• The Greek god of the underworld

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the second secret passage that the reader knows about, but not the family?

• Behind the mirror in the hallway

• Under the kitchen sink

• Behind the fireplace

• Behind the bookcase