The House of Dies Drear, Chapters 4-7 - Reading Questions

  1. The girl who Thomas meets is named:
  2. The boy who Thomas meets is named:
  3. What color horse is the girl riding?
  4. What color is the girl wearing?
  5. T or F The girl knows Pluto.
  6. T or F Thomas is afraid in the tunnel.
  7. What does Thomas hear in the tunnel?
  8. What does Thomas lose in the tunnel?
  9. What does Mr. Small do after he hears Thomas's story about the tunnel adventure?

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  10. What does Thomas want to tell his father, but can not tell him?

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  11. What does Thomas imagine Pluto planted in the window boxes?

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  12. Explain why Thomas follows the sound in the woods.

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  13.   What does Thomas hear in the woods?

  14.   To what does Thomas compare himself as he moves through the woods?

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  15. Name two ways in which Thomas's dream and his real experience in the woods are similar.



  16. Name two things that are odd about Mr. Pluto, when he appears in the kitchen.



  17. What is odd about Mr. Small's reaction to Pluto?



  18. What is odd about the way Pluto leaves the kitchen?