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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 leave the key on a table in the cellar.
(c) To clear out a clogged toilet in the laundry mat.
(d) To paint the bathroom wall in the laundry mat.

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 local boys with whom he wanted to play pirates.
(c) A group of bullies who were threatening to beat Ben up.
(d) A group of girls, one of whom Ben liked.

3. Who died in Marsten House in 1939?
(a) Ben and Carol.
(b) Susan and Ann.
(c) Hubert and Birdie.
(d) Billy and Bobby.

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

5. Who is traveling with the tall man in Chapter 1?
(a) An elderly woman.
(b) An adolescent child.
(c) A small child.
(d) An elderly man.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does the person who Ben meets in the park recognize him?

3. What does the custodian of the dump like to shoot when he lights fires in the dump?

4. To what does a dark figure address while standing in the middle of Harmony Hill Cemetery?

5. Who is seen by several characters buying groceries at Milt Crossen's and lifting it with apparently no trouble?

(see the answer key)

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