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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Matt believe is dead in his guest room?
(a) Danny Glick.
(b) Weasel Craig.
(c) Mike Ryerson.
(d) Bill Norton.

2. 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) Matt Burke.
(b) Parkins Gillespsie.
(c) Larry Crockett.
(d) Hank Peters.

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

4. What does Susan learn has happened to Ben Mears in Chapter 9?
(a) Ben has had a heart attack.
(b) Ben has been in a terrible motorcycle crash.
(c) Ben has been bitten by a vampire.
(d) Ben has been hospitalized after a fight with Floyd Tibbits.

5. Who tells her daughter she disapproves of Ben Mears?
(a) Sandy McDougall.
(b) Eva Miller.
(c) Mabel Werts.
(d) Ann Norton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jimmy Cody and why does he come to Matt's house to investigate the dead man?

2. Who was it that died in the fatal motorcycle accident in which one of the characters of the novel was driving?

3. What do the men forget to do and must flip a coin to decide who will do it, per Straker's request?

4. What makes the two men Larry Crockett hires for Straker feel uneasy, afraid?

5. What does Susan find in the guest bedroom while waiting for an ambulance to respond to her call for help after Matt has a heart attack?

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