2. Where was the man tried for the murders around 1900 executed?
(a) At the Borgia Bell.
(b) Outside of the school.
(c) At the town hall.
(d) In Peoria.

3. Why does Mike race upstairs and into the classroom at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) He wants to climb out through the window.
(b) Cordie calls him for help.
(c) He hears Dale screaming.
(d) He follows Roon there.

4. What does Cordie Cooke tell Jim in Chapter 23?
(a) That Duane is still alive.
(b) That her brother has returned from the dead.
(c) That her mother has gone crazy.
(d) That Mrs. Duggan is living at her house.

5. Where did Cordie shoot Dr. Roon?
(a) In the arm.
(b) In the foot.
(c) In the chest.
(d) In the leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Dale read from in Chapter 32?

2. When delirious with fever, who does Mike imagine he is conversing with?

3. What has Lawrence been tied to in Chapter 39?

4. What emerges from the soldier's mouth when it attacks the priest?

5. How many figures approach the boys in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mike encourage Father Cavanaugh to do? What happens when Father Cavanaugh is attacked?

2. What strange occurrence takes place at Michelle Staffney's birthday party?

3. What does Dale take from Mr. Ashley-Montague's shelf in Chapter 28?

4. Who did Mr. Ashley-Montague Sr. and Jr. arrange to have arrested for the disappearances and murders of children around 1900? What punishment did this person receive?

5. What does Mike discover when he goes to visit Mrs. Moon in Chapter 26?

6. How do the boys defeat Van Skye?

7. Why does Jim go into the woods in Chapter 23? What does Cordie tell Jim when they meet in the woods?

8. How do the boys manage to get away from Dr. Roon?

9. What does Cordie show the boys at the co-op in Chapter 31?

10. How does the basement of Old Central look in Chapter 38?

(see the answer keys)

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