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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Duane's father have a degree in?
(a) Geography.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Engineering.
(d) English.

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

6. How does Mr. Ashley Montague react to Duane's request to see the 1876 historical log?
(a) With kindness.
(b) With irritation.
(c) With concern.
(d) With confusion.

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

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

9. 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 his nose is bleeding.
(d) That he is standing in a puddle of slime.

10. In what year was Old Central School closed?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1960.

11. What wakes Mike in Chapter 12?
(a) The smell of rotting meat.
(b) A loud thud from the basement.
(c) The gust of hot air.
(d) A bird squawking outside.

12. What does Mr. Ashley-Montague drive in from Peoria in Chapter 14?
(a) A band.
(b) A statue.
(c) A newspaper delivery.
(d) A projector.

13. Who is Mrs. Moon?
(a) Dale's great aunt.
(b) A former secretary at Old Central.
(c) An historian of Egyptian mythology.
(d) The librarian's mother.

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

15. What name did Dale and his friends give themselves when they were younger?
(a) The Super Friends.
(b) The Bike Patrol.
(c) The Mean Squad.
(d) The Boys Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dale's brother's name?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of Dale's friends?

3. Where does Jim hide when the rendering truck starts to chase him?

4. What is the figure which approaches Mike in Chapter 8 dressed in?

5. At the scene of the accident, what does Duane notice on Art's car?

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