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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Marsten House named for?
(a) Billy and Bobby Marsten.
(b) Marsten, the pig.
(c) Marsten Real Estate.
(d) Hubert and Birdie Marsten.

2. What do the men forget to do and must flip a coin to decide who will do it, per Straker's request?
(a) To stack the stones from the demolished wall.
(b) To clear out a clogged toilet in the laundry mat.
(c) To leave the key on a table in the cellar.
(d) To paint the bathroom wall in the laundry mat.

3. Who becomes frightened while walking through the woods in Chapter 3?
(a) Hank Peters.
(b) Mark Petrie.
(c) Ben Mears.
(d) Danny and Ralphie Glick.

4. What story does the tall man find interesting in the newspaper?
(a) An article that describes 'Salem's Lot as a ghost town.
(b) An article about national parks in Maine.
(c) An article that describes Bangor as a tourist trap.
(d) An article about fly fishing.

5. What does Hank Peters see in Marsten House that makes him convinced something is not right about Straker and Barlow?
(a) Expensive paintings that must be stolen.
(b) Illegal drugs.
(c) Blood all over the walls and floor of the cellar.
(d) Clothing that looks like the ones Ralphie was wearing when he disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sold the Marsten House?

2. Who is Ben Mears?

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

4. 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?

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

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