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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many dark figures get out of the rendering truck at Duane's farm?
(a) Eight.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

2. Who informs Duane and his father of Art's death?
(a) Sheriff Harris.
(b) Sheriff Congden.
(c) Sheriff Jones.
(d) Sheriff Barney.

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

4. Who is the leader of the group of boys at the Cave?
(a) Jim.
(b) Dale.
(c) Mike.
(d) Kevin.

5. What does the object thrown into the water from the rendering truck appear to be?
(a) A small monkey.
(b) A stuffed doll.
(c) A wrench.
(d) A locked safe.

6. What does the combine destroy before it stops in Chapter 19?
(a) Half a row of corn.
(b) A stretch of fencing.
(c) An apple tree.
(d) Duane's bike.

7. What nickname do the boys have for the teacher, Mrs. Doubbet?
(a) Mrs. Duvet.
(b) Mrs. Double Double.
(c) Mrs. Double-Butt.
(d) Mrs. Doubbbbbbb-et.

8. 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?"

9. Who was the bell first commissioned for in the 1400s?
(a) A pope.
(b) A politician.
(c) A prince.
(d) An artist.

10. Who does Cordie wait for outside the school at the end of the day?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mike.
(d) Kevin.

11. Who or what attacks Duane and his father in Chapter 15?
(a) A shadowy figure.
(b) A large snake-like creature.
(c) Cordie Cooke.
(d) J.P. Congden's dog.

12. Where does Duane go to learn more about Old Central in Chapter 11?
(a) The Peoria library.
(b) The White Spruce library.
(c) The Oak Hill library.
(d) The Elm Haven library.

13. What happens when Dale and Lawrence examine the furrow pointed toward their house?
(a) It grows by four feet.
(b) Dale and Lawrence begin to feel sick.
(c) Lawrence falls into it.
(d) A creature climbs out of it.

14. Where does Mike find another large hole in Chapter 17?
(a) Under his house.
(b) In the cemetery.
(c) On the side of a road.
(d) By the river.

15. What building do the boys ride their bikes past in Chapter 3?
(a) Ashley Mansion.
(b) The town hall.
(c) Walker-Trent Science Labs.
(d) The town museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet off the ground does Jim climb in order to see in Mrs. Doubbet's room?

2. How old is Mrs. Moon?

3. What is the name of the Stewarts' next door neighbor?

4. What does Jim see Mrs. Doubbet hunched over at the school in Chapter 7?

5. Why does Mr. Ashley-Montague say Duane cannot see the historical papers?

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