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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jim follow Mrs. Doubbet to?
(a) The library.
(b) The bowling alley.
(c) The church.
(d) The school.

2. Which university did Duane's father fail to graduate from?
(a) Brown.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

3. What does Duane do when a truck stops at the end of his driveway?
(a) Calls Mike.
(b) Waves it in.
(c) Runs as fast as he can.
(d) Arms himself with a gun.

4. What does Dale and Lawrence's father tell them as they are getting ready for bed in Chapter 8?
(a) That Jim is in the hospital.
(b) That the school is on fire.
(c) That Tubby has been found.
(d) That he heard a strange noise outside.

5. Where does Mike find a tunnel in Chapter 8?
(a) In front of Duane's house.
(b) Near the Cave.
(c) In the middle of the baseball diamon.
(d) In Van Skye's shed.

6. Which of the following is NOT one of Dale's friends?
(a) Cordie.
(b) Mike.
(c) David.
(d) Kevin.

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

8. What does Jim find between his sheets when he returns home in Chapter 22?
(a) Slime.
(b) Insects.
(c) A dead body.
(d) A note.

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

10. Who is Van Syke?
(a) The science teacher.
(b) The English teacher.
(c) The school janitor.
(d) The vice-principal.

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

12. What does Duane discover when he reaches safety after being chased by the truck?
(a) That his dog has died.
(b) That his nose is bleeding.
(c) That he is standing in a puddle of slime.
(d) That there is a shadowy figure behind him.

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

14. What is the name of the town "Summer of Night" is set in?
(a) Elm Haven.
(b) White Spruce.
(c) Muskrat Place.
(d) Arlington.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose face does Mike see pressed against his basement window?

2. How many regional schools were originally planned for the rural areas of the state?

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

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

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

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