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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. Who was tried for the murders around 1900?
(a) Van Skye's grandfather.
(b) A black vagrant.
(c) A member of the Ashley-Montague family.
(d) William Campbell Phillips.
2. What does Mr. Ashley-Montague tell Dale happened to the man suspected of the murders?
(a) He was found innocent.
(b) He was found murdered.
(c) He fled the state.
(d) He drowned.
3. How is William Campbell Philips described?
(a) As a bully.
(b) As an intelligent man.
(c) As a recluse.
(d) As a charmer.
4. What do the boys buy in Chapter 35?
(a) Squirt guns.
(b) Masks.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Fireworks.
5. What grabs Lawrence's wrist in Chapter 36?
(a) An aggressive cat.
(b) A tentacle.
(c) A snow white hand.
(d) A girl scout.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what pretext do the boys leave town in Chapter 29?
2. Who plays the decoys in the plan the boys devise in Chapter 32?
3. Who pulls Kevin, unconscious, away from the burning school?
4. What are the names of Cordie's dogs?
5. What had the boys used as decoys in Chapter 29?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens during Father Cavanaugh's visit to Mike's house in Chapter 34?
2. Who did Mr. Ashley-Montague Sr. and Jr. arrange to have arrested for the disappearances and murders of children around 1900? What punishment did this person receive?
3. Why does Jim go into the woods in Chapter 23? What does Cordie tell Jim when they meet in the woods?
4. What evidence was planted on the man accused of the little girl's murder in 1900, and who planted it there?
5. How do the boys defeat Van Skye?
6. What does Cordie show the boys at the co-op in Chapter 31?
7. What happens to the boys while in the belfry?
8. What strange occurrence takes place at Michelle Staffney's birthday party?
9. How does Dale become inspired to be a writer?
10. What information does The Book of Law give the boys in Chapter 32?
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