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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Duane at home alone in Chapter 7?
(a) His father is visiting the neighbors.
(b) His father is out drinking.
(c) His father is helping a neighbor mend a shed.
(d) His father is at work.

2. 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.

3. What does Dale take with him when he goes to check out the Cooke house?
(a) A pair of binoculars.
(b) A sandwich and a bag of chips.
(c) A slignshot.
(d) A notebook.

4. Who is Mrs. Cooke arguing with in front of the school in Chapter 5?
(a) Mike.
(b) Ms. Moon.
(c) Van Skye.
(d) Dr. Roon.

5. How old is Mrs. Moon?
(a) Sixty-five year old.
(b) Eighty-four years old.
(c) Seventy- eight years old.
(d) Ninty year old..

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dale and Lawrence's father tell them as they are getting ready for bed in Chapter 8?

2. Who does Cordie wait for outside the school at the end of the day?

3. What is the name of the massive bell which Duane learns about?

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

5. Where do Dale and Lawrence discover new furrows in the ground?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jim Harlen see through the school window when he follows Mrs. Doubbet in Chapter 7?

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

4. Where are the Stewart boys heading and what do think they hear as they are walking to the center of town in Chapter 7?

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

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

7. What does Sandra Whittaker tell the boys in Chapter 5?

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

9. Where do the boys meet to discuss Tubby's disappearance, and what do they decide to do? What gets dropped into the water while they are meeting?

10. What does Duane learn about Pintruicchio's murals while at Bradley University?

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