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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many weeks of solid rain followed Duane's death?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three weeks.
2. What part of town do the Cookes live in?
(a) The wealthy side.
(b) The side with cleared farmers fields.
(c) The poor side.
(d) The side with treed areas.
3. What does Duane want to be when he grows up?
(a) A politician.
(b) A scientist.
(c) A firefighter.
(d) A writer.
4. In which state is "Summer of Night" set?
(a) New York.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Texas.
(d) Ohio.
5. What are Dale and Lawrence walking to in Chapter 7?
(a) The comic store.
(b) To meet a friend.
(c) The weekly picture show.
(d) Lunch with their family.
6. Why is Duane at home alone in Chapter 7?
(a) His father is visiting the neighbors.
(b) His father is helping a neighbor mend a shed.
(c) His father is out drinking.
(d) His father is at work.
7. Who is Mrs. Moon?
(a) Dale's great aunt.
(b) A former secretary at Old Central.
(c) An historian of Egyptian mythology.
(d) The librarian's mother.
8. What presses Duane firmly down onto the ground in the field?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A boot.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A wood plank.
9. What are the boys playing when the truck driven by Van Syke passes?
(a) Football.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Baseball.
10. What is Dale's brother's name?
(a) Jim.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Mike.
(d) Tuppy.
11. What are the walls of the tunnel Mike finds like?
(a) Jagged and sharp.
(b) Green and smelly.
(c) Purplish and muddy.
(d) Red and moist.
12. What is the name of the massive bell which Duane learns about?
(a) The Borgia Bell.
(b) The Balestra Bell.
(c) The Basile Bell.
(d) The Bagnoli Bell.
13. Who or what attacks Duane and his father in Chapter 15?
(a) J.P. Congden's dog.
(b) A shadowy figure.
(c) Cordie Cooke.
(d) A large snake-like creature.
14. How many dark figures get out of the rendering truck at Duane's farm?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Eight.
15. What does the combine destroy before it stops in Chapter 19?
(a) Half a row of corn.
(b) An apple tree.
(c) A stretch of fencing.
(d) Duane's bike.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Mrs. Cooke arguing with in front of the school in Chapter 5?
2. What does Duane do when a truck stops at the end of his driveway?
3. Where do the boys meet in Chapter 10?
4. What does Jim see Mrs. Doubbet hunched over at the school in Chapter 7?
5. What does Jim find between his sheets when he returns home in Chapter 22?
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