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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Van Syke?
(a) The vice-principal.
(b) The school janitor.
(c) The English teacher.
(d) The science teacher.
2. Where does Mike find a tunnel in Chapter 8?
(a) In the middle of the baseball diamon.
(b) In Van Skye's shed.
(c) Near the Cave.
(d) In front of Duane's house.
3. What year is inscribed on the school's bell?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1900.
4. What is the figure which approaches Mike in Chapter 8 dressed in?
(a) An old police uniform.
(b) An old baseball uniform.
(c) An old nursing uniform.
(d) An old soldiers uniform.
5. Why does Congden say Van Skye couldn't have been driving the truck which chased Duane?
(a) Because Congden was playing cards with Van Skye.
(b) Because Congden was fishing with Van Skye.
(c) Because Congden was painting a house with Van Skye.
(d) Because Congden was having a barbecue with Van Skye.
6. Where does Jim see a shadow moving in his house?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) In the kitchen.
7. Who is the leader of the group of boys at the Cave?
(a) Jim.
(b) Mike.
(c) Dale.
(d) Kevin.
8. What are Dale and Lawrence walking to in Chapter 7?
(a) Lunch with their family.
(b) The comic store.
(c) The weekly picture show.
(d) To meet a friend.
9. What name did Dale and his friends give themselves when they were younger?
(a) The Bike Patrol.
(b) The Boys Club.
(c) The Super Friends.
(d) The Mean Squad.
10. What is odd about Mrs. Doubbet's appearance in Chapter 7?
(a) She is wearing bright colors.
(b) She looks very tired.
(c) She is dressed up.
(d) She looks very pale.
11. What does Jim find between his sheets when he returns home in Chapter 22?
(a) Insects.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A note.
(d) Slime.
12. How many weeks of solid rain followed Duane's death?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four weeks.
13. What crime did Van Syke and Congden fail to report in Chapter 9?
(a) A break in at Van Syke's home.
(b) The theft of Van Syke's truck.
(c) Someone setting fire to the school.
(d) The attempted kidnapping of a young child.
14. What does Duane want to be when he grows up?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A firefighter.
(c) A politician.
(d) A writer.
15. What does Mrs. Moon recall a man being hanged for in the past?
(a) Trying to burn down Old Central.
(b) Imprisoning children.
(c) Stealing from the Ashley-Montagues.
(d) Killing a young girl.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the principal of Old Central School?
2. Where do the boys meet in Chapter 10?
3. What presses Duane firmly down onto the ground in the field?
4. How did the bell come to be at Old Central?
5. What is Duane's dog named?
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