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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. When delirious with fever, who does Mike imagine he is conversing with?
2. What does the basement of Old Central look like in Chapter 38?
3. Why does the school shake in Chapter 41?
4. Who plays the decoys in the plan the boys devise in Chapter 32?
5. Where do the boys go after freeing Lawrence in Chapter 41?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to the boys while in the belfry?
2. How do the boys defeat Van Skye?
3. What does Cordie show the boys at the co-op in Chapter 31?
4. How do Kevin and Cordie fight off the creatures who come after them in Chapter 38, 39, and 40?
5. What plan do the boys devise in Chapter 32?
6. How do the boys go about accelerating their plan in Chapter 37?
7. Describe Mike's encounter with Father Cavenaugh in Chapter 40.
8. Who did Mr. Ashley-Montague Sr. and Jr. arrange to have arrested for the disappearances and murders of children around 1900? What punishment did this person receive?
9. What does Mike discover when he goes to visit Mrs. Moon in Chapter 26?
10. What does Mike imagine while delirious with fever in Chapter 23?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Simmons' motif of darkness in the novel "Summer of Night." What are some examples of darkness in the novel? How does darkness create a mysterious and suspenseful tone? What are some major scenes which take place in the dark? How does the title of the novel relate to this motif?
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 Simmons's use of imagery in the novel. What are some examples of imagery? How do these examples relate to the themes and motifs of the novel?
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