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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 book does Dale read from in Chapter 32?

2. Who is NOT in the room on the second floor in Chapter 40?

3. What does Kevin fill with liquid in Chapter 37?

4. How did William Campbell Philips die?

5. Who disappears from his bed in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do Kevin and Cordie fight off the creatures who come after them in Chapter 38, 39, and 40?

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

7. 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?

8. What does Dale take from Mr. Ashley-Montague's shelf in Chapter 28?

9. How do the boys defeat Van Skye?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflicts in the novel "Summer of Night." Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts affect the plot and the characters? Are these conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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