30 questions
Where do Molly, Michael, and Heather live at the beginning of the story?
Batlimore, Maryland
Los Angeles, California
Orlando, Florida
New York, New York
Molly's mother tells Molly and Michael that they are moving and will live in a _______.
hospital
old church
library
apartment
Where is the family's new home?
Holwell, Maryland
near Holwell, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
near Baltimore, Maryland
How did Heather's mother die?
car accident
she was sick
in a house fire
she drown
How long have Dave and Jean been married?
2 years
6 months
1 year
5 years
Molly becomes upset when she and Heather discover a ___________ on their property?
creek
mine
graveyard
stone statue
How does Heather feel about her father's marriage to Molly's mom?
angry
jealous
loving
joyful
How does Molly feel about her stepsister, Heather?
uncomfortable
scared
excited
friendly
Who is the caretaker of the cemetery?
Ms. Hill
Mr. Miller
Mr. Simmons
Miss. Bell
In Chapter 4, what is strange about the small tombstone that Heather finds the oak tree?
The gravestone is blank.
The gravestone has been knocked down.
The gravestone is that of a child.
The gravestone only shows initials and they are the same as Heathers
According to the text, what do the initials H.E.H. stand for?
Heather Elizabeth Hannah
Helen Elizabeth Harper
Helen Elizabeth Hooper
Hilda Helen Harper
What was strange about Heather's behavior after they find the tombstone?
Heather stays in her room all day
Heather talks to someone she calls Helen.
Heather's hair is messy.
Heather stops talking to Michael and Molly
In Chapter 6, what does Molly see Heather wearing which she has never worn before?
A silver headband
A silver hair bow
A silver locket
A silver bracelet
Who does Heather say gave her the thing she is wearing?
Michael
Jean
Helen
Her Mother
What did Molly see when she walked into the woods to find something to do?
a flock of geese flying along the morning sky.
Heather drawing on a piece of paper and humming to herself about her friend Helen.
Heather talking to an unseen person named Helen.
Dave working on pottery in the barn nearby.
Based on Michael´s reaction to Molly saying Heather is talking to a ghost, the reader can infer that-
Michael does not believe in ghosts, and is a logical thinker.
Michael does not believe in ghosts, he only believes in poltergeists.
Michael believes Molly and knows Heather is talking to a ghost.
Michael believes Molly because he has spoken to Helen too.
What did Molly find by the large pond when she was looking for Michael?
a beautiful new house with a red door.
Michael playing in the ruins of an old house.
Heather sitting and playing by the pond.
The ruins of an old stone house, where Heather was playing.
Why did Michael suggest they go to the town library?
To research the various insects he found near the pond.
To research what really happened to Heather´s mother.
To research why the weather had been so strange.
To research the history of the old abandoned house.
What did the librarian explain has happened near Harper house?
children have been kidnapped and found years later.
children have drowned mysteriously in the nearby pond.
children are afraid to visit Harper house.
children are afraid to go swimming in the pond because of Harper house.
"Before I could tell him that I'd had enough of Harper House for one day, he took off in a cloud of dust." p. 89.
The author included this to describe-
how fast Michael was riding his bike.
how slow Michael was riding his bike.
how confused Michael felt.
how quickly Molly was looking at Michael.
Why did Michael run out into the rain when he and Molly were hiding in Harper House?
Heather was standing soaking wet by the pond.
Heather was threatening to tell Dave that they were playing in the house.
Molly was running away from him.
He forgot he had left his science equipment in the woods.
According to the details in the chapter, why did Helen's family name change to Miller?
Helen's mother remarried.
Helen's name was never Harper.
The home was always known as Miller House.
The Miller family bought the Harper House after Helen's family died.
When Molly tries to get Heather to tell Dave about Helen, what happens?
Dave tells Molly to stop teasing Heather
Molly's mom grounds her and sends her to her room
Dave believes Molly and sends Heather away
Heather pretends that she doesn't know who Helen is
Who are the TWO people who believe Molly about Helen?
Michael and her mother
The policeman and Mr. Simmons
Her mother and Dave
Mr. Simmons and the Librarian
What happens to the church/house?
There was a fire
Helen has destroyed Molly and Michael's bedrooms
People had broken in and wreaked the place
A wild animal had gotten in through the window
By the end of Ch. 12, Molly has made what decision about Heather?
She wants to help Heather break up their parents
She is going to ignore Heather and pretend none of this is happening
She is going to tell her mother everything about what Heather has been doing
She is going to do her best to protect Heather from Helen
What secret does Heather tell Molly?
Dave was the one that started the fire that killed her mother
Dave doesn't really love Jean
She was the one that started the fire that killed her mother
She hates Jean and wished their parents never got married
Whose remains are found in the Harper House
Mabel Harper Miller and Robert Miller
Mr. Simmons and Ms. Hill
Lefty Lewis and Herman Calloway
Dave and Jean
How did Helen's mother and stepfather die?
car accident
drowned in the pond
in a house fire
they were sick
What does Heather find hanging on the hand of the angel on Helen's grave?
a picture
a bracelet
the locket
a hair ribbon