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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the two men Larry Crockett hires for Straker feel uneasy, afraid?
(a) A dark figure who appears in the laundry mat window.
(b) A strange box that has no markings or custom tags.
(c) A dark figure behind Marsten House.
(d) A strange sound in the cellar of Marsten House.

2. Why does Parkins come to Matt's house to investigate the dead man?
(a) Parkins is the coroner.
(b) Parkins is the dead man's brother.
(c) Parkins is a curious neighbor.
(d) Parkins is the constable.

3. Why does Marjorie Glick report her sons missing?
(a) They missed the bus that should have brought them home.
(b) They have been out all night.
(c) They did not go to school that day.
(d) They are overdue at home and never arrived at their destination.

4. What does this person become convinced of as he buries the casket, causing him to dig the casket up again?
(a) That Danny is still alive.
(b) That Danny's eyes are open.
(c) That Danny is afraid of the dark.
(d) That Danny is not in the casket.

5. What does this person tell Susan about the situation that brought Ben to the hospital?
(a) That Matt and Ben killed Mike Ryerson.
(b) That Ben was not himself before he left the boarding house.
(c) That Ben was with another woman at the boarding house.
(d) That Floyd was not himself when he attacked Ben.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Ben Mears live with as a child after his mother had a nervous breakdown?

2. Who does Ben Mears meet in the park in Chapter 2?

3. How many families have lived in Marsten House since the murders?

4. What does this visitor do to Dud after he falls into some sort of trance?

5. Where do Matt and Ben decide to go that evening after the dead man has been taken from Matt's house?

(see the answer key)

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