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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dud repeatedly ask his visitor to do?
(a) Buy him some beer.
(b) Leave.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Pay a bill.

3. Why do Susan and her mother argue?
(a) Ann dislikes that her daughter continues to live at home.
(b) Susan dislikes her mother's interference in her life.
(c) Ann dislikes Ben and uses every opportunity to point out his faults.
(d) Ann is saddened by Mike's death but Susan is not.

4. What does Larry Crockett offer Hank Peters to encourage him not to go to the police about the things he saw at Marsten House?
(a) A new visa.
(b) Gold.
(c) Money.
(d) A new bottle of gin.

5. What does this visitor do to Dud after he falls into some sort of trance?
(a) Bites his neck.
(b) Places an embarrassing sign around his neck.
(c) Stabs him with a knife.
(d) Stiffs him on a bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Susan in Chapter 9 with bad news regarding Ben Mears?

2. Who is in the import-export business, according to Parkins' friend at the FBI?

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

4. Why does Ben tell Susan to visit Matt when she sees Ben in the hospital?

5. What does Susan learn has happened to Ben Mears in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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