The House of Dies Drear

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Section 1: 200• Question:• What was the main characters name?• Answer• Thomas Small

Section 1: 400• Question:• What was the boys name that came with

Pesty?• Answer• M.C. Darrow / Mac Darrow

Section 1: 600• Question:• Who was the original owner of the house?• Answer• Dies Drear

Section 1: 800• Question:• What are Thomas’ two brothers’ names?• Answer• Billy and Buster

Section 1: 1000• Question:• Where is Thomas at the beginning of the

book?• Answer• In a dream

Section 2: 200• Question:• Who was chasing Thomas through the forest?• Answer• Mr. Pluto

Section 2: 400• Question:• Where does the secret passage lead to?• Answer• The kitchen

Section 2: 600• Question:• What was bothering Thomas in his room?• Answer• The way the captains chair was angled.

Section 2: 800• Question:• Why did Thomas go up on the hill by his

house?• Answer• To get a better view of the house.

Section 2: 1000• Question:• When Thomas didn’t want to sleep in his

room where did he go to sleep?• Answer• The parlor

Section 3: 200• Question:• How many triangles did Thomas and his Dad

find in their house?• Answer• 3 triangles

Section 3: 400• Question:• Where did Thomas and his family go on

Sunday?• Answer• Church

Section 3: 600• Question:• What did Thomas find at his dad’s office?• Answer• The fourth triangle.

Section 3: 800• Question:• Why did the Smalls go to the Carr boys?• Answer• To buy a new lock.

Section 3: 1000• Question:• What was the kitchen covered with when the

Smalls came home from church?• Answer• Everything from the refrigerator.

Section 4: 200• Question:• Who were the Smalls and Skinners going to

scare?• Answer• The Darrows

Section 4: 400• Question:• Who made the big mess in the Smalls’

kitchen?• Answer• Mayhew Skinner

Section 4: 600• Question:• Where did Thomas and his dad find Mr. Pluto

when they went out to look for who messed up their kitchen?

• Answer• In a cave entrance.

Section 4: 800• Question:• Who was the person who took off the mask of

Mr. Pluto?• Answer• Mayhew Skinner

Section 4: 1000• Question:• What did Mr. Pluto promise Mayhew if they

would let him be a part of the plan?• Answer• He would see a doctor

Section 5: 200• Question:• What did Mr. Small and Thomas dress up as

for the plan?• Answer• 2 slaves

Section 5: 400• Question:• What was Mr. Pluto making for his door?• Answer• A new lock

Section 5: 600• Question:• Who was Mayhew Skinner dressed up as

during the plan?• Answer• Dies Drear

Section 5: 800Question:• What did Thomas see hanging from the ceiling

of Mr. Pluto’s cave?Answer• A black Trunk

Section 5: 1000Question:• What did Mayhew do after finish they finished

scaring the Darrows?Answer• He took Pesty home.

Bonus Question: 5000 pts.

Question:• What is the author’s name?Answer• Virginia Hamilton

Question:• Where was The house of Dies Drear located?Answer• Ohio

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Question:• Where was Thomas’ house before he moved

into the house of Dies Drear?Answer• South Carolina

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