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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Where did Ben Mears live for several years as a child?
(a) Jerusalem's Lot.
(b) Bangor.
(c) Los Zapatos.
(d) London.

3. Where does Matt invite Mike to spend the night?
(a) On his couch.
(b) In his guest bedroom.
(c) In a local hotel at his expense.
(d) In his vacation home on the lake.

4. Which Glick child arrives home shortly after Marjorie raises the alarm?
(a) John.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Ralphie.
(d) Danny.

5. What does this person become convinced of as he buries the casket, causing him to dig the casket up again?
(a) That Danny is still alive.
(b) That Danny's eyes are open.
(c) That Danny is not in the casket.
(d) That Danny is afraid of the dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susan tell Ben before leaving him for the night in Chapter 5?

2. Who tells her daughter she disapproves of Ben Mears?

3. Who is in the import-export business, according to Parkins' friend at the FBI?

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

5. Who is the custodian at the local dump?

(see the answer key)

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