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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Duane find another note written by Art in Chapter 17?

2. In what year was Old Central School closed?

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

4. At the scene of the accident, what does Duane notice on Art's car?

5. What does the object thrown into the water from the rendering truck appear to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Duane hear through his headphones in Chapter 4?

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

3. What does Mr. Sperling find in the basement after Dale screams?

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

5. What do the students suddenly hear at the school, and how does Principal Roon explain the sound?

6. What does Duane learn about the Borgia Bell in Chapter 12?

7. What do Duane and his father learn from reading Art's journal in Chapter 16?

8. What awakens Mike just as he is nodding off in Chapter 12? What happens when he goes down into the basement?

9. Where do Dale and Lawrence discover new furrows in Chapter 15? What happens while they are taking a closer look at one of them?

10. In Chapter 22, what causes Jim to remember what he saw through the school window at the beginning of the summer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a motif of the novel. The friendships of the group of boys is explored. Describe the friendships between Mike, Duane, Dale, Jim, Kevin, and Lawrence. How do they show their loyalty to one another? What are some things that they do in the name of friendship?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the supernatural elements in the novel. What are some examples of the supernatural in the novel? What can the supernatural beings do that humans cannot? How do these supernatural beings overcome the principle characters with their supernatural abilities?

Essay Topic 3

The group of boys are the main characters of the novel. Mike, Duane, Dale, Kevin, Jim, and Lawrence all have significant roles in the novel and influence the plot in some way. What are these characters' defining character traits? How do they influence the plot?

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