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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. Why does Congden say Van Skye couldn't have been driving the truck which chased Duane?

2. What does the Stewarts' next door neighbor find in the basement in Chapter 22?

3. What is Dale's brother's name?

4. How many regional schools were originally planned for the rural areas of the state?

5. What does the combine destroy before it stops in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do the boys meet to discuss Tubby's disappearance, and what do they decide to do? What gets dropped into the water while they are meeting?

2. After returning to his house with the constable and Dr. Staffney, what does Jim discover in his room?

3. Where are the Stewart boys heading and what do think they hear as they are walking to the center of town in Chapter 7?

4. What does Tubby Cook do in the basement lavatory in Chapter 2?

5. What does Duane see on the wreckage following Art's car accident? What do Duane and his father discover when they return to look at the wreckage a second time?

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

7. Who approaches Mike as he is leaving the cemetery? Why does Kevin think this person is near the cemetery?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the main characters? What are their roles in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of death in the novel "Summer of Night." How does Simmons illustrate the death motif throughout the novel? What do the characters think of death? How do the characters react to the deaths? Why are these deaths occurring?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Simmons's use of violence in the novel "Summer of Night." What are some examples of violence in the novel? How do these examples affect the tone of the scene? Are these examples necessary?

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