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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. What does the Stewarts' next door neighbor find in the basement in Chapter 22?
(a) A dead monkey-like creature.
(b) A drowned cat.
(c) A garden snake.
(d) A stuffed animal.

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

3. Where do the boys meet in Chapter 10?
(a) At the Cave.
(b) In their group treehouse.
(c) In the middle of Duane's cornfield.
(d) Mike's chicken house.

4. What building do the boys ride their bikes past in Chapter 3?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The town museum.
(c) Ashley Mansion.
(d) Walker-Trent Science Labs.

5. Whose face does Mike see pressed against his basement window?
(a) Duane's.
(b) The soldier's.
(c) Dr. Roon's.
(d) Cordie's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dale's brother think he hears as they pass the Old Central grounds?

2. Which university did Duane's father fail to graduate from?

3. What crime did Van Syke and Congden fail to report in Chapter 9?

4. What does Duane's father have a degree in?

5. Where does Duane find another note written by Art in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mike discover in Van Syke's shed at the cemetery?

2. What happens when Duane hears his father start the combine in Chapter 19?

3. What do the students suddenly hear at the school, and how does Principal Roon explain the sound?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. Who stops Dale as he follows Cordie Cooke in Chapter 11? Who rescues Dale from this person?

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

10. Describe Duane McBride's father.

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