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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Ashley-Montague say Duane cannot see the historical papers?
(a) Because they are too delicate to handle.
(b) Because Mr. Ashley-Montague sees no reason why a child should want to.
(c) Because they have been lost for the past fifty years.
(d) Because they were burned.

2. What height does the corn around Elm Haven reach in the weeks leading up to July 4th?
(a) Six feet high.
(b) Waist height.
(c) Shoulder height.
(d) The corn crop dies.

3. What is the Cave?
(a) A fort.
(b) A secret hidehout near the playground.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A drainage tunnel.

4. How is William Campbell Philips described?
(a) As a bully.
(b) As an intelligent man.
(c) As a recluse.
(d) As a charmer.

5. Why is Duane at home alone in Chapter 7?
(a) His father is out drinking.
(b) His father is visiting the neighbors.
(c) His father is at work.
(d) His father is helping a neighbor mend a shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sandra tell the boys has happened to Tubby?

2. How many weeks of solid rain followed Duane's death?

3. What stops working in the Stewarts' basement?

4. What wakes Mike in Chapter 12?

5. Who sneaks to the McBride farm with Mike in Chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

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