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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 Mr. Coogar turn into?
(a) A twelve-year-old boy
(b) A dwarf
(c) An old woman
(d) A tiger

2. What does Will throw at Jim's window?
(a) Tennis balls
(b) Stones
(c) Golf balls
(d) Marbles

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

4. Whose house does Tom Fury predict the storm will hit?
(a) Mr. Dark's
(b) Will's
(c) Jim's
(d) Mr Coogar's

5. What kind of books does Mr. Halloway recommend to the two children?
(a) Dinosaur books
(b) Adventure books
(c) Detective books
(d) Animal books

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chapter 3 focus on?

2. What does Mr. Dark give Will and Jim?

3. Who does the author describe as being marbled with dark?

4. What does the piece of paper advertise?

5. What do Jim and Will usually use to communicate to each other during the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mr Dark's new act?

2. What does Jim decide to do at the end of Chapter 9?

3. What strange things happen as Jim and Will walk through town?

4. What wakes up Jim and Will during the night?

5. What does Mr. Halloway see when he steps out of the bar?

6. What shocking things do Will and Jim see when they go back to the carnival with the police?

7. How does Jim upset Will at the end of Chapter 21?

8. What does Mr. Halloway see in the shop window?

9. What does Mr. Halloway see in the shop window on the way back from work?

10. What is strange about the carousel?

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