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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dale and Lawrence's father tell them as they are getting ready for bed in Chapter 8?
(a) That he heard a strange noise outside.
(b) That the school is on fire.
(c) That Tubby has been found.
(d) That Jim is in the hospital.

2. What message does Duane hear through his headphones?
(a) "We are coming for you."
(b) "Can you hear me?"
(c) "I am downstairs waiting for you."
(d) "Are we there yet?"

3. Where do the boys meet in Chapter 10?
(a) In their group treehouse.
(b) At the Cave.
(c) In the middle of Duane's cornfield.
(d) Mike's chicken house.

4. Where does Jim see a shadow moving in his house?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the basement.

5. How many regional schools were originally planned for the rural areas of the state?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Mike after he sees someone's face pressed against his basement window?

2. What is Duane's dog named?

3. What does Mr. Ashley-Montague drive in from Peoria in Chapter 14?

4. Which of the following is NOT an accident associated with the school's bell?

5. What does the noise which comes from the back of Van Syke's truck sound like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mike discover in Van Syke's shed at the cemetery?

2. What does Duane hear through his headphones in Chapter 4?

3. What does Dale see when he goes into his flooded basement to replace a blown fuse?

4. What does Mr. Ashley-Montague tell Duane when Duane asks to see the historical records from 1876?

5. What does Tubby Cook do in the basement lavatory in Chapter 2?

6. What happens to Duane in Chapter 9 when he is walking into town?

7. Where are the Stewart boys heading and what do think they hear as they are walking to the center of town in Chapter 7?

8. What happens when Duane hears his father start the combine in Chapter 19?

9. Where do Dale and Lawrence discover new furrows in Chapter 15? What happens while they are taking a closer look at one of them?

10. Who stops Dale as he follows Cordie Cooke in Chapter 11? Who rescues Dale from this person?

(see the answer keys)

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