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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 is the name of the priest Mike visits?
2. Where do the boys go after freeing Lawrence in Chapter 41?
3. What had the boys used as decoys in Chapter 29?
4. Where do the boys go from the belfry in Chapter 41?
5. Where does Wink usually sleep?
Short Essay Questions
1. What strategy do the boys employ to outsmart the dangerous men in Chapter 29?
2. Why does Jim go into the woods in Chapter 23? What does Cordie tell Jim when they meet in the woods?
3. What strange occurrence takes place at Michelle Staffney's birthday party?
4. What does Mike imagine while delirious with fever in Chapter 23?
5. How do Kevin and Cordie fight off the creatures who come after them in Chapter 38, 39, and 40?
6. What happens to the boys after Dale's mother leaves to give Dale's uncle some medicine in Chapter 36?
7. How does Dale become inspired to be a writer?
8. What happens during Father Cavanaugh's visit to Mike's house in Chapter 34?
9. How do Cordie and Kevin start a fire at the school?
10. What happens to the boys while in the belfry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and interpret Simmons's use of symbolism in the novel "Summer of Night." What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What do these examples symbolize?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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