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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Straker call Larry Crockett to ask him to arrange?
(a) Straker wants renovations done at the Marsten House.
(b) Straker wants to demolish a wall behind the laundry mat.
(c) Straker wants the old laundry mat cleaned and painted.
(d) Straker wants some boxes taken both to the old laundry mat and the Marsten House.

2. Who does Larry Crockett hire to do what Straker has requested?
(a) Royal Snow and Hank Peters.
(b) Hank Peters and Mike Ryerson.
(c) Hank Peters and Dub Rogers.
(d) Royal Snow and Mike Ryerson.

3. Who did Ben Mears live with as a child after his mother had a nervous breakdown?
(a) Aunt Cindy.
(b) Uncle Jack.
(c) Grandmother Virginia.
(d) Cousin Weasel.

4. What do the men forget to do and must flip a coin to decide who will do it, per Straker's request?
(a) To leave the key on a table in the cellar.
(b) To paint the bathroom wall in the laundry mat.
(c) To stack the stones from the demolished wall.
(d) To clear out a clogged toilet in the laundry mat.

5. Who does Ben urge Matt to call?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The coroner.
(c) The police.
(d) The newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matt Burke tell Susan when she visits with him in Chapter 9?

2. What does Susan decide to do as a result of her argument with her mother?

3. Who is forced to bury the casket alone when his partner fails to return after the service?

4. What does this person tell Susan about the situation that brought Ben to the hospital?

5. Who did Ben see when he entered the Marsten House as a nine-year-old boy?

(see the answer key)

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