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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the scene of the accident, what does Duane notice on Art's car?
(a) Green paint.
(b) Red paint.
(c) Yellow paint.
(d) Black paint.

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

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

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

5. What does Sandra tell the boys has happened to Tubby?
(a) He has run away from home.
(b) He is at home sick.
(c) He has been kidnapped.
(d) He is visiting a relative.

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

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

8. Where does Jim hide when the rendering truck starts to chase him?
(a) In Mike's chicken coop.
(b) Under his porch.
(c) At the Staffney residence.
(d) In a wooded area.

9. What part of town do the Cookes live in?
(a) The side with treed areas.
(b) The poor side.
(c) The wealthy side.
(d) The side with cleared farmers fields.

10. How did the bell come to be at Old Central?
(a) It was put there by the Ashley-Montague family.
(b) No one knows.
(c) It was made by a local man for the school.
(d) It was donated by a museum in Chicago.

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

12. How many feet off the ground does Jim climb in order to see in Mrs. Doubbet's room?
(a) Twelve feet.
(b) Twenty five feet.
(c) Thirty feet.
(d) Ten feet.

13. What crime did Van Syke and Congden fail to report in Chapter 9?
(a) Someone setting fire to the school.
(b) A break in at Van Syke's home.
(c) The attempted kidnapping of a young child.
(d) The theft of Van Syke's truck.

14. What does Mrs. Moon recall a man being hanged for in the past?
(a) Trying to burn down Old Central.
(b) Imprisoning children.
(c) Killing a young girl.
(d) Stealing from the Ashley-Montagues.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Mrs. Cooke arguing with in front of the school in Chapter 5?

3. What does the Stewarts' next door neighbor find in the basement in Chapter 22?

4. What does Jim find between his sheets when he returns home in Chapter 22?

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

(see the answer keys)

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