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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in a motorcycle accident that resulted in someone dying?
(a) Matt Burke.
(b) Mike Ryerson.
(c) Dud Rogers.
(d) Ben Mears.

2. To whom was the Marsten House sold?
(a) Straker and Barlow.
(b) Ben Mears.
(c) Larry Crockett.
(d) Hubert Marsten, Jr.

3. Who does Ben urge Matt to call?
(a) The police.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The coroner.

4. 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 older boys who wanted him to prove himself brave.
(c) A group of local boys with whom he wanted to play pirates.
(d) A group of bullies who were threatening to beat Ben up.

5. 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 about fly fishing.
(d) An article that describes Bangor as a tourist trap.

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

7. What happens in Jerusalem's Lot in 1975?
(a) An explosion at the iron works kills hundreds.
(b) Vampires take over the town.
(c) A motorcycle accident kills the mayor.
(d) A fire burns the town to the ground.

8. Who is Jimmy Cody and why does he come to Matt's house to investigate the dead man?
(a) Jimmy Cody is Matt's doctor and he has come because Matt called him.
(b) Jimmy Cody is a newspaper reporter and he has come at Matt's request.
(c) Jimmy Cody is the coroner and has come to take the dead man away.
(d) Jimmy Cody is the local cop and has come to investigate the suspicious death.

9. Who is the custodian at the local dump?
(a) Larry Crockett.
(b) Royal Snow.
(c) Hank Peters.
(d) Dud Rogers.

10. To what does a dark figure address while standing in the middle of Harmony Hill Cemetery?
(a) Bezzelbub.
(b) Lord of Flies.
(c) Lord of Darkness.
(d) Dracula.

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

12. Who disappears while Matt and Ben get to know one another?
(a) Weasel.
(b) Mike Ryerson.
(c) Eva.
(d) Dud.

13. What does Susan tell Ben before leaving him for the night in Chapter 5?
(a) She wants to get married.
(b) She wants to be with Floyd Tibbits.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She cannot see him anymore.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marjorie Glick report her sons missing?

2. Who is the local gossip in Jerusalem's Lot?

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

4. Why does Charlie Rhodes make two children get off the bus?

5. What does Ben want to do after seeing Susan but cannot?

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