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

2. What does Mr. Ashley-Montague say happened to the Borgia Bell in Chapter 14?

3. What year is inscribed on the school's bell?

4. When does Aleister Crowley say an apocalypse will occur after the bell is activated by a sacrifice?

5. What happens when Dale and Lawrence examine the furrow pointed toward their house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What awakens Mike just as he is nodding off in Chapter 12? What happens when he goes down into the basement?

2. Why does Congden insist Van Syke was not the driver of the truck that attacked Duane?

3. What does Duane learn about Pintruicchio's murals while at Bradley University?

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

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

6. What does Duane hear through his headphones in Chapter 4?

7. What do the students suddenly hear at the school, and how does Principal Roon explain the sound?

8. What does Duane learn about the Borgia Bell in Chapter 12?

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

10. Where do Dale and Lawrence discover new furrows in Chapter 15? What happens while they are taking a closer look at one of them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Suspense is a common element of horror novels. The novel "Summer of Night" creates a feeling of suspense throughout. What are some scenes which are especially suspenseful? How does Simmons create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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