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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the bell first commissioned for in the 1400s?

2. How many weeks of solid rain followed Duane's death?

3. What does Kevin see on his property at night in Chapter 10?

4. Who does Cordie wait for outside the school at the end of the day?

5. How does Mr. Ashley Montague react to Duane's request to see the 1876 historical log?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Duane in Chapter 9 when he is walking into town?

2. Describe Old Central School. Why was it built?

3. When does Duane calculate a sacrifice to the bell must have been made?

4. What happens when Duane hears his father start the combine in Chapter 19?

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

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

7. What does Dale see when he goes into his flooded basement to replace a blown fuse?

8. Who stops Dale as he follows Cordie Cooke in Chapter 11? Who rescues Dale from this person?

9. What does Ms. Moon tell Duane about the bell and a gruesome crime?

10. What do the boys notice on the school grounds in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Simmons based some of the elements of the novel "Summer of Night" on his childhood friends and his hometown. What comparisons can be made between the characters and their real life counterparts? What similarities are there between the fictional town in the novel and Simmons's hometown? What real-life works and historical figures did Simmons reference in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the supernatural elements in the novel. What are some examples of the supernatural in the novel? What can the supernatural beings do that humans cannot? How do these supernatural beings overcome the principle characters with their supernatural abilities?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Did you enjoy the novel?

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