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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Charles Halloway when he sees Jim and Will run by?
(a) Home
(b) The saloon
(c) His mother's house
(d) The library

3. Whose house does Tom Fury predict the storm will hit?
(a) Will's
(b) Jim's
(c) Mr. Dark's
(d) Mr Coogar's

4. What state is Green Town in?
(a) Kentucky
(b) New York
(c) Mississippi
(d) Illinois

5. What color hair does Mr. Coogar have?
(a) Red
(b) Black
(c) Brown
(d) Purple

Short Answer Questions

1. What month does the novel begin in?

2. Who does Miss Foley say she saw in the Mirror Maze?

3. Who does Will think will kill him and Jim?

4. What is arriving in town that night?

5. Who does Miss Foley telephone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocking things do Will and Jim see when they go back to the carnival with the police?

2. How does Jim upset Will at the end of Chapter 21?

3. What does Mr. Halloway say about white hat and black hat books?

4. What disappoints the boys about the carnival the next day?

5. How do Jim and Will react differently to meeting Robert?

6. What does the prologue say about months of a year from a boy's point of view?

7. What does the customer talk to Mr. Halloway about when he enters the bar?

8. How does Robert react to seeing Will and Jim outside his window?

9. How does the salesman find out whose house the storm will hit?

10. What does the lightning rod look like?

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