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

2. When he accompanies the priest to the cemetery, what does Mike take with him?
(a) A cross.
(b) Holy water.
(c) A bible.
(d) A slingshot.

3. Who stops Mike in the foyer in Chapter 40?
(a) Father Cavanaugh.
(b) Mr. McBride.
(c) J.P. Congden.
(d) Mrs. Doubbet.

4. How will the boys be able to keep in touch with each other at night in Chapter 35?
(a) By walkie-talkie.
(b) By telephone.
(c) By fireworks and smoke signals.
(d) By short-wave radio.

5. Who disappears from his bed in Chapter 30?
(a) Mr. McBride.
(b) Father Cavanaugh.
(c) Mr. Sperling.
(d) The Sheriff.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mike explain Father Cavanaugh's death to the sheriff in Chapter 35?

2. Who or what does Mike come across in the tunnel after several hundred yards in Chapter 38?

3. What does Mike fire his gun at while in the belfry?

4. Where do the boys go from the belfry in Chapter 41?

5. Why must Dale's mother drive out to Dale's uncle's farm in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Mike's encounter with Father Cavenaugh in Chapter 40.

3. What does Mike imagine while delirious with fever in Chapter 23?

4. How do the boys prepare themselves for the dangerous beings in Chapter 35?

5. What does Mike find out about the soldier from his grandmother?

6. Why do the boys go camping in Chapter 29?

7. How does Dale become inspired to be a writer?

8. What evidence was planted on the man accused of the little girl's murder in 1900, and who planted it there?

9. How do Kevin and Cordie fight off the creatures who come after them in Chapter 38, 39, and 40?

10. How does Mike explain the death of Father Cavanaugh to the sheriff, and does the sheriff believe him?

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