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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 does Jim go with the object he gets from the closet in Chapter 23?
(a) The library.
(b) The woods.
(c) The baseball diamond.
(d) Mike's house.

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

3. 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.

4. According to the book in Chapter 32, what can the Stele of Revealing be destroyed by?
(a) Soil and water.
(b) Fire and water.
(c) Flesh and blood.
(d) Air and earth.

5. What does Mike fire his gun at while in the belfry?
(a) At a burrower.
(b) At the bell.
(c) At the truck's gas tank.
(d) At Dr. Roon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was tried for the murders around 1900?

2. How did William Campbell Philips die?

3. What does Mike glimpse in the back of the rendering truck in Chapter 33?

4. Who appears to help Kevin in Chapter 38.

5. Where does Mike decide to sleep in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What plan do the boys devise in Chapter 32?

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

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

5. What does Dr. Roon tell Dale and Jim in the classroom in Chapter 40?

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

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

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

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

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

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