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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what city is the newspaper the tall man often goes out of his way to buy and read?
(a) Bangor, Maine.
(b) Dallas, Texas.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Portland, Maine.

2. Who does Ben have dinner with in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) The Norton family.
(b) The Petrie family.
(c) The Glick family.
(d) The Burke family.

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

4. What is the occupation of the tall man who appears in Chapter 1?
(a) Writer.
(b) Politician.
(c) Artist.
(d) Real estate agent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matt ask if Ben will do for him?

2. What house catches Ben's attention as he arrives at his destination in 1975?

3. What does Mike Ryerson find when he goes to work at the cemetery in Chapter 3?

4. Who becomes irrational during the funeral, insisting Danny stop pretending to be dead?

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

(see the answer key)

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