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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. How many feet are Mike and Jim forced to jump in Chapter 41?
2. What are each of the boys armed with in Chapter 29?
3. According to Cordie, what do the men who killed Tubby and Duane want?
4. Where does Wink usually sleep?
5. Who or what does Mike come across in the tunnel after several hundred yards in Chapter 38?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the boys go camping in Chapter 29?
2. What does Mike encourage Father Cavanaugh to do? What happens when Father Cavanaugh is attacked?
3. How does Dale become inspired to be a writer?
4. 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?
5. What happens to the boys while in the belfry?
6. How does Mike explain the death of Father Cavanaugh to the sheriff, and does the sheriff believe him?
7. What does Dale take from Mr. Ashley-Montague's shelf in Chapter 28?
8. Why does Jim go into the woods in Chapter 23? What does Cordie tell Jim when they meet in the woods?
9. How do the boys go about accelerating their plan in Chapter 37?
10. How does the basement of Old Central look in Chapter 38?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Simmons based some of the elements of the novel "Summer of Night" on his childhood friends and his hometown. What comparisons can be made between the characters and their real life counterparts? What similarities are there between the fictional town in the novel and Simmons's hometown? What real-life works and historical figures did Simmons reference in the novel?
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
Friendship is a motif of the novel. The friendships of the group of boys is explored. Describe the friendships between Mike, Duane, Dale, Jim, Kevin, and Lawrence. How do they show their loyalty to one another? What are some things that they do in the name of friendship?
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