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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben tell Matt not to tell when he calls for help regarding the dead man in his guest bedroom?
(a) That he heard the dead man take his own life.
(b) That he stabbed the dead man with a wooden stake.
(c) That he smoothered the dead man with a pillow.
(d) That he heard Danny Glick's laughing voice.

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

3. Who asks a friend in the FBI to investigate the backgrounds of Ben Mears, Straker, and Barlow in the aftermath of the search for the missing boy?
(a) Parkins Gillespsie.
(b) Matt Burke.
(c) Larry Crockett.
(d) Hank Peters.

4. Why is Parkins Gillespie unconcerned about the missing boy?
(a) He thinks he went to a friends and lost track of time.
(b) He thinks he will come home when he is hungry.
(c) He thinks he knows where he is.
(d) He thinks he only got lost.

5. What is Ben instructed to take with him when he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 8?
(a) A pot of coffee.
(b) A crucifix, a rosary, or a St. Christopher medal.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A gun or a knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ben awakened in the middle of the night in the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. How does Mark keep his captor from blocking his escape?

3. Why does Mark Petrie sneak up on Susan in the woods outside the Marsten House?

4. What objects is Mark carrying?

5. Who does Larry Crockett hire to do what Straker has requested?

(see the answer key)

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