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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. When does Aleister Crowley say an apocalypse will occur after the bell is activated by a sacrifice?
(a) In fifty years, five months and five days.
(b) In sixty years, six months and six days.
(c) In forty years, four months and four days.
(d) In thirty years, three months and three days.

2. Who or what attacks Duane and his father in Chapter 15?
(a) J.P. Congden's dog.
(b) A shadowy figure.
(c) Cordie Cooke.
(d) A large snake-like creature.

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

4. How many feet off the ground does Jim climb in order to see in Mrs. Doubbet's room?
(a) Twenty five feet.
(b) Twelve feet.
(c) Ten feet.
(d) Thirty feet.

5. What part of town do the Cookes live in?
(a) The side with cleared farmers fields.
(b) The side with treed areas.
(c) The poor side.
(d) The wealthy side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Ashley-Montague drive in from Peoria in Chapter 14?

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

3. Where is Duane lying in Chapter 4?

4. What do the boys notice coming from the school building and heading into the grounds?

5. What height does the corn around Elm Haven reach in the weeks leading up to July 4th?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Duane learn from Alister Crowley's book, "The Book of the Law"?

3. In Chapter 22, what causes Jim to remember what he saw through the school window at the beginning of the summer?

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. Who approaches Mike as he is leaving the cemetery? Why does Kevin think this person is near the cemetery?

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

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

8. What is Mrs. Cooke arguing with the sheriff and Dr. Roon about when the boys arrive at the school in Chapter 5?

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

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

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