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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Straker call Larry Crockett to ask him to arrange?
(a) Straker wants to demolish a wall behind the laundry mat.
(b) Straker wants the old laundry mat cleaned and painted.
(c) Straker wants some boxes taken both to the old laundry mat and the Marsten House.
(d) Straker wants renovations done at the Marsten House.

2. Who does Ben Mears meet in the park in Chapter 2?
(a) Weasel.
(b) Matt.
(c) Floyd.
(d) Susan.

3. What does the tall man sell that allows him to quit his job and leave California?
(a) A letter from his lawyer.
(b) A letter from his literary agent.
(c) A letter from his grandmother.
(d) A letter from his stock broker.

4. Who sold the Marsten House?
(a) Susan Norton, the probate lawyer.
(b) Ben Mears, the owner's heir.
(c) Hubert Marsten, the owner.
(d) Larry Crockett, the local real estate agent.

5. To whom was the Marsten House sold?
(a) Straker and Barlow.
(b) Hubert Marsten, Jr.
(c) Ben Mears.
(d) Larry Crockett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the tall man and his companion go after leaving California?

2. Who does Floyd Tibbits think is responsible for this occurrence?

3. From what city is the newspaper the tall man often goes out of his way to buy and read?

4. Who does the tall man's companion tell an unbelievable story to?

5. What does Hank Peters see in Marsten House that makes him convinced something is not right about Straker and Barlow?

(see the answer key)

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