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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 do the boys meet in Chapter 10?
2. In what year was Old Central School closed?
3. How many feet off the ground does Jim climb in order to see in Mrs. Doubbet's room?
4. What presses Duane firmly down onto the ground in the field?
5. What is the figure which approaches Mike in Chapter 8 dressed in?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jim Harlen see through the school window when he follows Mrs. Doubbet in Chapter 7?
2. Where do Dale and his friends ride their bikes in Chapter 3? What does Lawrence think he hears as they pass the school?
3. Describe Old Central School. Why was it built?
4. Where are the Stewart boys heading and what do think they hear as they are walking to the center of town in Chapter 7?
5. What do Duane and his father learn from reading Art's journal in Chapter 16?
6. What does Ms. Moon tell Duane about the bell and a gruesome crime?
7. What does Duane learn from Alister Crowley's book, "The Book of the Law"?
8. What does Duane learn about the Borgia Bell in Chapter 12?
9. What does Mr. Sperling find in the basement after Dale screams?
10. What does Dale see when he goes into his flooded basement to replace a blown fuse?
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 author of the novel, Dan Simmons. What other works has he received recognition for? Is his work usually similarly-themed? Does he always write in the same genre?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of fear in the novel "Summer of Night." What are some examples of fear in the novel? What are the boys fearful of and why? Do they face their fears?
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