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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 Father Callahan spill that he carefully cleans up to keep his housekeeper from learning about it?
(a) Motor oil.
(b) Holy water.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Spaghetti sauce.

2. Who dared nine-year-old Ben Mears to go inside Marsten House?
(a) A group of older boys who wanted him to prove himself brave.
(b) A group of bullies who were threatening to beat Ben up.
(c) A group of girls, one of whom Ben liked.
(d) A group of local boys with whom he wanted to play pirates.

3. Who is seen by several characters buying groceries at Milt Crossen's and lifting it with apparently no trouble?
(a) Ben Mears.
(b) Mark Petrie.
(c) Barlow.
(d) Straker.

4. Who found the dead bodies in Marsten House in 1939?
(a) Jerusalem, the town's mayor.
(b) Larry McLeod, the mail carrier.
(c) Parkins, a local cop.
(d) Bobby, the owner's son.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was in a motorcycle accident that resulted in someone dying?

3. What does Ben tell Matt not to tell when he calls for help regarding the dead man in his guest bedroom?

4. Who does Susan learn died when she goes home in the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. What is Ben instructed to take with him when he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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