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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Mike after he sees someone's face pressed against his basement window?
(a) He faints.
(b) He loses his memory.
(c) He comes down with a delirious fever.
(d) He goes into a rage.

2. Where does Jim see a shadow moving in his house?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In his bedroom.

3. What wakes many of the boys in Chapter 19?
(a) A sudden blast of cold air.
(b) A scream.
(c) Fire engine sirens.
(d) The eerie toll of a bell.

4. When does Aleister Crowley say an apocalypse will occur after the bell is activated by a sacrifice?
(a) In forty years, four months and four days.
(b) In thirty years, three months and three days.
(c) In fifty years, five months and five days.
(d) In sixty years, six months and six days.

5. What does Jim see Mrs. Doubbet hunched over at the school in Chapter 7?
(a) The body of a dead teacher.
(b) A gun.
(c) A kittten.
(d) A decorated cake.

6. Where do Dale and Lawrence discover new furrows in the ground?
(a) By the nursery school.
(b) Outside the post office.
(c) Around the baseball diamond.
(d) In their backyard.

7. Why does Congden say Van Skye couldn't have been driving the truck which chased Duane?
(a) Because Congden was painting a house with Van Skye.
(b) Because Congden was fishing with Van Skye.
(c) Because Congden was having a barbecue with Van Skye.
(d) Because Congden was playing cards with Van Skye.

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

9. What does Kevin see on his property at night in Chapter 10?
(a) A pack of running dogs.
(b) The rendering truck.
(c) A large slimy insect.
(d) A figure in a WWI helmet.

10. What does the noise which comes from the back of Van Syke's truck sound like?
(a) A baby crying.
(b) A person sneezing.
(c) A cat dying.
(d) A whistle blowing.

11. Who is the principal of Old Central School?
(a) Dr.Pauls.
(b) Dr. Roon.
(c) Dr.Leigh.
(d) Dr.Williams.

12. How many regional schools were originally planned for the rural areas of the state?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

14. In which state is "Summer of Night" set?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Illinois.
(c) New York.
(d) Texas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Duane at home alone in Chapter 7?

2. What crime did Van Syke and Congden fail to report in Chapter 9?

3. What part of town do the Cookes live in?

4. Around which holiday does Duane calculate the sacrifices that activated the bell occurred in 1900?

5. What does Mrs. Moon recall a man being hanged for in the past?

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