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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) A small child.
(b) An elderly woman.
(c) An elderly man.
(d) An adolescent child.

2. Who found the dead bodies in Marsten House in 1939?
(a) Jerusalem, the town's mayor.
(b) Larry McLeod, the mail carrier.
(c) Parkins, a local cop.
(d) Bobby, the owner's son.

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

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

5. Where is Ben instructed to go in the middle of the night?
(a) To Matt's house.
(b) To the kitchen.
(c) To the cemetery.
(d) To Weasel's bedroom.

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

7. What story does the tall man find interesting in the newspaper?
(a) An article that describes Bangor as a tourist trap.
(b) An article about national parks in Maine.
(c) An article about fly fishing.
(d) An article that describes 'Salem's Lot as a ghost town.

8. Who is in the import-export business, according to Parkins' friend at the FBI?
(a) Matt Burke.
(b) Barlow.
(c) Ben Mears.
(d) Larry Crockett.

9. Who insists on caring for this person, admitting she has done it many times before?
(a) Susan.
(b) Ann.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Eva.

10. What does Straker call Larry Crockett to ask him to arrange?
(a) Straker wants the old laundry mat cleaned and painted.
(b) Straker wants some boxes taken both to the old laundry mat and the Marsten House.
(c) Straker wants to demolish a wall behind the laundry mat.
(d) Straker wants renovations done at the Marsten House.

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

12. Where do the tall man and his companion go after leaving California?
(a) London, England.
(b) Buenos Aries, Brazil.
(c) Los Zapatos, Mexico.
(d) Edinburgh, Scotland.

13. Who does the tall man's companion tell an unbelievable story to?
(a) A local prostitute.
(b) A local doctor.
(c) A local priest.
(d) A local shopkeeper.

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

15. Who dug the grave prior to the service?
(a) Royal Snow and Bill Norton.
(b) Mike Ryerson and Royal Snow.
(c) Mike Ryerson and Mr. Glick.
(d) Royal Snow and Weasel Craig.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ben tell Matt the subject of his new book is about?

3. What is the occupation of the tall man who appears in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does Matt hear as he tries to sleep that night?

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