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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is James' surname?
(a) Oak
(b) Dark
(c) Nightshade
(d) Halloway

2. Who wrote the Funeral March?
(a) Haydn
(b) Beethoven
(c) Chopin
(d) Mozart

3. What does Mr. Fury see banging on the shop window?
(a) Cockroaches
(b) Moths
(c) Butterflies
(d) A drawf

4. Who is Miss Foley searching for?
(a) Her sister
(b) Her mother
(c) Her nephew
(d) Her boyfriend

5. What does Mr. Dark give Will and Jim?
(a) A t-shirt
(b) Free tickets
(c) Chocolate
(d) A poster

6. What remains where the lady in ice once was?
(a) Her foot
(b) A pool of water
(c) A cigar
(d) A knife

7. What do Will and Jim trip over as they leave the carnival?
(a) A football
(b) A suitcase
(c) A dead body
(d) A leather bag

8. What does Mr. Fury do when the shop door opens by itself?
(a) Breaks the shop window
(b) Cries
(c) Runs away
(d) Steps inside the shop

9. Who jumps on the merry-go-round?
(a) Mr. Dark
(b) Mr. Fury
(c) Jim
(d) Mr. Coogar

10. What kind of month does the author say October is for boys?
(a) A scary month
(b) A lucky month
(c) A fun month
(d) A rare month

11. Where do the two boys go after supper?
(a) The pool hall
(b) The golf course
(c) The playground
(d) The library

12. What does Will think really worries his father?
(a) His mother
(b) His drinking
(c) His job
(d) The carnival

13. Who does Will think will kill him and Jim?
(a) Mr. Dark
(b) Mr. Coogar
(c) Mr. Fury
(d) Miss Foley

14. What does Tom Fury help people do?
(a) Protect their houses from storms
(b) Feel good about themselves
(c) Use lightning for electricity
(d) Spend their money

15. What wakes Jim and Will up?
(a) A train
(b) Screams
(c) Laughter
(d) Music

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Halloway say men despair at?

2. What kind of books does Mr. Halloway recommend to the two children?

3. Who does Will say is dead?

4. What does Jim tell his mother he never wants?

5. Where does Will's father go just before Will falls asleep?

(see the answer keys)

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