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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the boys go from the belfry in Chapter 41?
(a) To their homes.
(b) To the Cave.
(c) To the roof of the school.
(d) To the basement.

2. Why does Mike race upstairs and into the classroom at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) He wants to climb out through the window.
(b) He follows Roon there.
(c) He hears Dale screaming.
(d) Cordie calls him for help.

3. What does Kevin see appear at the end of Chapter 37?
(a) A giant sinkhole in the middle of town.
(b) Two new furrows in the playground.
(c) A bright light in the sky.
(d) A group of shadowy figures at town hall.

4. How does Mike explain Father Cavanaugh's death to the sheriff in Chapter 35?
(a) The Father had a heart attack.
(b) The Father was shot by Dr. Roon.
(c) The Father was attacked by a strange creature.
(d) The Father ran in front of the truck.

5. Who appears to help Kevin in Chapter 38.
(a) Cordie.
(b) Jim.
(c) Mike.
(d) Lawrence.

6. Who disappears from his bed in Chapter 30?
(a) The Sheriff.
(b) Mr. McBride.
(c) Father Cavanaugh.
(d) Mr. Sperling.

7. What does Mike see Van Skye reach for behind him in Chapter 33?
(a) An axe.
(b) A pair of binoculars.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A pack of cigarettes.

8. Who stops Mike in the foyer in Chapter 40?
(a) J.P. Congden.
(b) Father Cavanaugh.
(c) Mr. McBride.
(d) Mrs. Doubbet.

9. What does Mike glimpse in the back of the rendering truck in Chapter 33?
(a) Giant insects.
(b) Human remains.
(c) Mounds of slime.
(d) A stockpile of weapons.

10. When delirious with fever, who does Mike imagine he is conversing with?
(a) Tubby.
(b) Duane.
(c) Mrs. Duggan.
(d) His mother.

11. Who plays the decoys in the plan the boys devise in Chapter 32?
(a) Cordie and Mike.
(b) Dale and Lawrence.
(c) Jim and Kevin.
(d) Cordie and Dale.

12. How many feet are Mike and Jim forced to jump in Chapter 41?
(a) Six feet.
(b) Two feet.
(c) Fifteen feet.
(d) Ten feet.

13. Where does C.J. Congden drive Dale and Jim in Chapter 27?
(a) To ten miles out of town.
(b) To Oak Hill.
(c) To Peoria.
(d) To the Ashley-Montague mansion.

14. Where do the boys plan to meet in Chapter 37?
(a) The Cave.
(b) The gas pumps.
(c) The treehouse.
(d) The baseball diamond.

15. How many burrowers circle Kevin in Chapter 38?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will the boys blame for stealing Mr. Grumbacher's truck?

2. What does Father Cavanaugh ask Mike for in Chapter 34?

3. What does Mike fire his gun at while in the belfry?

4. What are the names of Cordie's dogs?

5. According to Cordie, what do the men who killed Tubby and Duane want?

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