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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. According to Mike, where does the tunnel in Chapter 37 lead to?
(a) No where.
(b) The library.
(c) The McBride farm.
(d) Old Central.

2. Who is Mike advised to ask about the soldier?
(a) The librarian.
(b) A priest.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) Mrs. Moon.

3. What is within the bell in Chapter 41?
(a) Egyptian hieroglyphics.
(b) A glowing, pulsating sac.
(c) A swarm of insects.
(d) Tubby Cooke.

4. According to Cordie, what do the men who killed Tubby and Duane want?
(a) Flesh.
(b) Organs.
(c) Brains.
(d) Blood.

5. Where do the boys go after freeing Lawrence in Chapter 41?
(a) Towards the belfry.
(b) Into one of the tunnels.
(c) To their treehouse.
(d) Into the school basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the coke bottles that the boys carry in Chapter 33 filled with?

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

3. Where will the other boys be waiting according to the plan that the boys devise in Chapter 32?

4. Who is NOT in the room on the second floor in Chapter 40?

5. What do the boys decide to retrieve from the McBride farm in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does The Book of Law give the boys in Chapter 32?

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

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

4. How do Cordie and Kevin start a fire at the school?

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

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

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

8. What happens during Father Cavanaugh's visit to Mike's house in Chapter 34?

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

10. How do the boys go about accelerating their plan in Chapter 37?

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