View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cordie wait for outside the school at the end of the day?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Mike.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Her mother.

2. What is odd about Mrs. Doubbet's appearance in Chapter 7?
(a) She looks very tired.
(b) She is wearing bright colors.
(c) She is dressed up.
(d) She looks very pale.

3. What height does the corn around Elm Haven reach in the weeks leading up to July 4th?
(a) Shoulder height.
(b) The corn crop dies.
(c) Waist height.
(d) Six feet high.

4. What does Dale's brother think he hears as they pass the Old Central grounds?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Whispering.
(d) Crying.

5. What are the boys playing when the truck driven by Van Syke passes?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Football.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Soccer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Mrs. Moon?

3. What do Dale and Lawrence hear rustling around them in Chapter 7?

4. How does Mr. Ashley Montague react to Duane's request to see the 1876 historical log?

5. What are the walls of the tunnel Mike finds like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the boys notice on the school grounds in Chapter 5?

2. What does Dale see when he goes into his flooded basement to replace a blown fuse?

3. What happens to Duane in Chapter 9 when he is walking into town?

4. What does Tubby Cook do in the basement lavatory in Chapter 2?

5. What does Ms. Moon tell Duane about the bell and a gruesome crime?

6. What do Duane and his father learn from reading Art's journal in Chapter 16?

7. When does Duane calculate a sacrifice to the bell must have been made?

8. Where do Dale and Lawrence discover new furrows in Chapter 15? What happens while they are taking a closer look at one of them?

9. Describe Old Central School. Why was it built?

10. Where do Dale and his friends ride their bikes in Chapter 3? What does Lawrence think he hears as they pass the school?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 919 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample