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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. At the scene of the accident, what does Duane notice on Art's car?
(a) Red paint.
(b) Black paint.
(c) Green paint.
(d) Yellow paint.

2. What does Dale see in the water in Chapter 21?
(a) Mrs. Duggan.
(b) Tubby's body.
(c) Something blood-colored.
(d) A large snake.

3. What nickname do the boys have for the teacher, Mrs. Doubbet?
(a) Mrs. Duvet.
(b) Mrs. Double-Butt.
(c) Mrs. Doubbbbbbb-et.
(d) Mrs. Double Double.

4. What height does the corn around Elm Haven reach in the weeks leading up to July 4th?
(a) Six feet high.
(b) Shoulder height.
(c) The corn crop dies.
(d) Waist height.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Stewarts' next door neighbor find in the basement in Chapter 22?

2. What does Duane discover when he reaches safety after being chased by the truck?

3. Where does Dale see Cordie Cooke walking in Chapter 11?

4. What does Tubby kick at in Chapter 2?

5. What is Dale's brother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Dale and his friends ride their bikes in Chapter 3? What does Lawrence think he hears as they pass the school?

2. What does Dale see when he goes into his flooded basement to replace a blown fuse?

3. What does Tubby Cook do in the basement lavatory in Chapter 2?

4. What does Ms. Moon tell Duane about the bell and a gruesome crime?

5. Where do the boys meet to discuss Tubby's disappearance, and what do they decide to do? What gets dropped into the water while they are meeting?

6. Why does Congden insist Van Syke was not the driver of the truck that attacked Duane?

7. Where are the Stewart boys heading and what do think they hear as they are walking to the center of town in Chapter 7?

8. What does Duane learn about Pintruicchio's murals while at Bradley University?

9. What happens when Duane hears his father start the combine in Chapter 19?

10. Who approaches Mike as he is leaving the cemetery? Why does Kevin think this person is near the cemetery?

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