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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Duane at home alone in Chapter 7?
(a) His father is visiting the neighbors.
(b) His father is at work.
(c) His father is out drinking.
(d) His father is helping a neighbor mend a shed.

2. What are the figures who approach the boys carrying in Chapter 29?
(a) Bodies.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Axes.
(d) Shot guns.

3. What wakes many of the boys in Chapter 19?
(a) The eerie toll of a bell.
(b) Fire engine sirens.
(c) A scream.
(d) A sudden blast of cold air.

4. What are Dale and Lawrence walking to in Chapter 7?
(a) Lunch with their family.
(b) To meet a friend.
(c) The comic store.
(d) The weekly picture show.

5. How did Mr. Ashley Sr. die?
(a) He died of scarlet fever.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He was kicked by a horse.
(d) He had a heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Duane do when a truck stops at the end of his driveway?

2. Where will the other boys be waiting according to the plan that the boys devise in Chapter 32?

3. What happens when Dale and Lawrence examine the furrow pointed toward their house?

4. Who is Mrs. Moon?

5. Who is Wink?

(see the answer key)

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