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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. Where does Mike find a tunnel in Chapter 8?
(a) In Van Skye's shed.
(b) Near the Cave.
(c) In front of Duane's house.
(d) In the middle of the baseball diamon.

2. What year is inscribed on the school's bell?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1854.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the leader of the group of boys at the Cave?

2. What does Jim see Mrs. Doubbet hunched over at the school in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Mr. Ashley-Montague say Duane cannot see the historical papers?

4. Who is Van Syke?

5. What does Dale take with him when he goes to check out the Cooke house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Duane McBride's father.

4. 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?

5. What does Mr. Ashley-Montague tell Duane when Duane asks to see the historical records from 1876?

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

7. Why does Congden insist Van Syke was not the driver of the truck that attacked Duane?

8. What awakens Mike just as he is nodding off in Chapter 12? What happens when he goes down into the basement?

9. What does Mr. Sperling find in the basement after Dale screams?

10. What does Duane learn about the Borgia Bell in Chapter 12?

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