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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of month does the author say October is for boys?
(a) A lucky month
(b) A rare month
(c) A fun month
(d) A scary month

2. Who does the dwarf look like?
(a) Mrs. Halloway
(b) Miss Foley
(c) Mr. Fury
(d) Mr. Tetley

3. What does the sign advertise?
(a) Cooger & Dark's Show of Horrors
(b) Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show
(c) Cooger & Dark's Panda Show
(d) Cooger & Dark's Moving Shadows Show.

4. What does Will think being good involves?
(a) Having a family
(b) Believing in God
(c) Being happy
(d) Not smoking

5. Who does the boy yell for?
(a) Mr. Fury
(b) Mr. Dark
(c) Miss Foley
(d) The police

6. What does Jim tell his mother he never wants?
(a) Children
(b) A father
(c) A house
(d) A wife

7. What does the boy throw over Jim and Will?
(a) Mud
(b) Sand
(c) Flour
(d) Jewelry

8. What does Mr. Fury see banging on the shop window?
(a) Cockroaches
(b) Moths
(c) A drawf
(d) Butterflies

9. Why does Will's father say he feels sad?
(a) He feels something evil
(b) He is bored
(c) He is ill
(d) He is old

10. What does Mr. Dark say is Mr. Coogar's stage name?
(a) Mr. Electrico
(b) Mr. Buzz
(c) Mr. Livewire
(d) Mr. Sizzle

11. What month does the novel begin in?
(a) October
(b) November
(c) August
(d) September

12. Where is Charles Halloway when he sees Jim and Will run by?
(a) Home
(b) The saloon
(c) His mother's house
(d) The library

13. What is arriving in town that night?
(a) The parade
(b) The circus
(c) The carnival
(d) The zoo

14. What happens to the merry-go-round when Will flicks the switch?
(a) It accelerates
(b) It explodes
(c) It runs backwards
(d) It stops

15. What kind of song does Mr. Halloway hear a man humming?
(a) A pop song
(b) A folk song
(c) A jazz song
(d) A Christmas song

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the piece of paper advertise?

2. What wakes Jim and Will up?

3. Who jumps on the merry-go-round?

4. What does Mr. Halloway say men despair at?

5. What does Will hear his father muttering?

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