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

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

3. What does Jim think he hears on the library steps?
(a) Singing
(b) Thunder
(c) Screams
(d) Music

4. What is the name of the lightning rod salesman?
(a) Davie Flash
(b) Tom Fury
(c) Frank Thunder
(d) Jack Storm

5. What does Jim ask Will to hold?
(a) His books
(b) His magazines
(c) His drink
(d) His bag

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops at the empty shop window?

2. What is Mr. Coogar strapped into?

3. Why are Will and Jim surprised by the carnival?

4. What do Jim and Will see flying above the train?

5. What does Will think being good involves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Jim and Will react differently to the carnival poster?

3. How does the salesman find out whose house the storm will hit?

4. How do Jim and Will react differently to watching the Theater?

5. What does Mr. Halloway think is the difference between Jim and Will?

6. What does the lightning rod salesman think about the woman he sees in the shop window?

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

8. What does the customer talk to Mr. Halloway about when he enters the bar?

9. What does the reader learn about Jim in Chapter 9?

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

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