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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does this dark figure standing in the middle of Harmony Hill Cemetery appear to be holding?
(a) The body of a grown woman.
(b) The body of a small child.
(c) The body of a large dog.
(d) The body of a small sheep.

3. Why does Parkins come to Matt's house to investigate the dead man?
(a) Parkins is the coroner.
(b) Parkins is the dead man's brother.
(c) Parkins is the constable.
(d) Parkins is a curious neighbor.

4. Who do Ben and Matt decide to take with them that evening on their mysterious mission?
(a) Eva Miller.
(b) Jimmy Cody.
(c) Susan Norton.
(d) Mark Petrie.

5. What is Ben instructed to take with him when he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 8?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A pot of coffee.
(c) A gun or a knife.
(d) A crucifix, a rosary, or a St. Christopher medal.

6. Who comes to speak to Dud Rogers at the dump just as he is closing for the day?
(a) Barlow.
(b) Matt Burke.
(c) Mike Ryerson.
(d) Danny Glick.

7. What does Larry Crockett offer Hank Peters to encourage him not to go to the police about the things he saw at Marsten House?
(a) Gold.
(b) A new bottle of gin.
(c) A new visa.
(d) Money.

8. Who tells her daughter she disapproves of Ben Mears?
(a) Ann Norton.
(b) Eva Miller.
(c) Sandy McDougall.
(d) Mabel Werts.

9. Who is the local gossip in Jerusalem's Lot?
(a) Ann Norton.
(b) Sandy MacDougall.
(c) Mabel Werts.
(d) Eva Miller.

10. What does Mike Ryerson find when he goes to work at the cemetery in Chapter 3?
(a) A grave has been disturbed.
(b) Doc, a local dog, hanging from a spike on the gate.
(c) Tombstones have been stolen.
(d) A child hanging from a spike on the gate.

11. Who is Ben Mears?
(a) The tall man's friend.
(b) The local priest.
(c) The tall man.
(d) The tall man's companion.

12. What does Ben want to do after seeing Susan but cannot?
(a) Call his divorce lawyer.
(b) Buy an engagement ring.
(c) Talk to Susan on the phone.
(d) Sleep or write.

13. Why is Parkins Gillespie unconcerned about the missing boy?
(a) He thinks he will come home when he is hungry.
(b) He thinks he only got lost.
(c) He thinks he knows where he is.
(d) He thinks he went to a friends and lost track of time.

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

15. Where does Ben run into Matt Burke and Weasel Craig?
(a) Spencer's.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Dell's.
(d) Eva's boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ben Mears live for several years as a child?

2. Where does Matt run into Mike Ryerson?

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

4. What does this person become convinced of as he buries the casket, causing him to dig the casket up again?

5. Who does Larry Crockett hire to do what Straker has requested?

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