Quiz: Hidden Room

Who is telling this story?

• Qynn, the girl with a

  brown ponytail

• Aunt Terra, the woman

  with curly black hair

• Sarah, the girl with

  short black hair

• Sarah’s mom, the woman

  in the photograph

Which of the following details

is from the plot’s introduction?

• the photograph of

  Sarah’s mom

• the hidden room in the office

• the small book with

  yellowed papers

• the girls sitting in

  Sarah’s bedroom

Which of the following words

help the reader understand

the meaning of bizarre?

• weird, unusual

• happy, joyful

• sad, gloomy

• exciting, thrilling

Which of the following details

is part of the rising action of

the plot?

• Qynn and Sarah sit in Sarah’s

  bedroom doing research.

• Qynn and Sarah follow

  Aunt Terra down the hallway.

• Qynn and Sarah take

  their objects from

  the hidden room.

• Qynn and Sarah hide

  their finds and head down

  for dinner.

What causes Qynn and

Sarah to search the office?

• They remember Sarah’s

  dad has history books

  in the office.

• Aunt Terra tells them

  she is putting their

  clues in the office.

• They follow Aunt Terra

  and see her sneaking

  out of the office.

• Sarah’s dad tells them

  to stay out of the important

  stuff in his office.

How do the illustrations help set

different moods in the story?

• The illustrations of Sarah’s

  room are dark, creating

  a spooky mood at the

  beginning of the story.

• The illustrations of the

  office are bright and yellow,

  creating a safe and warm

  mood for the climax of

  the story.

• The illustrations of the office

  are dark and shadowy,

  creating a spooky mood for

  the climax of the story.

• The illustrations for the whole

  story are bright and colorful,

  creating a lighthearted mood

  for the entire story.

Which major event happens first?

• Sarah finds the fake books.

• The girls find a photo of

  Sarah’s mom.

• Qynn sneaks into the office.

• The girls tell Aunt Terra

  their story.

Which of the following is the

climax of the story?

• The girls divulge their secrets

  to Aunt Terra.

• The girls find a hidden room

  where Aunt Terra hid

  their things.

• The girls do research on the

  computer in Sarah’s bedroom.

• The girls try to figure out the

  meaning of the key, scissors,

  and lantern.

Why did the author write

this story?

• to entertain readers with

  an adventure about Qynn

  and Sarah

• to inform readers about the

  history of Porter’s Mill

• to persuade readers to move

  to Porter’s Mill

• to entertain readers with a

  story of Aunt Terra’s history

Read the following sentence:

I start combing through the

shelves looking for clues. What

is the meaning of combing in

this sentence?

• giving secret or unknown information

• carefully searching to

  find something

• inviting a person to

  come closer

• pulling a brush through

  one’s hair