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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes the two men Larry Crockett hires for Straker feel uneasy, afraid?
(a) A strange sound in the cellar of Marsten House.
(b) A dark figure behind Marsten House.
(c) A dark figure who appears in the laundry mat window.
(d) A strange box that has no markings or custom tags.

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

3. What does Ben tell Matt not to tell when he calls for help regarding the dead man in his guest bedroom?
(a) That he heard Danny Glick's laughing voice.
(b) That he heard the dead man take his own life.
(c) That he smoothered the dead man with a pillow.
(d) That he stabbed the dead man with a wooden stake.

4. Who sold the Marsten House?
(a) Ben Mears, the owner's heir.
(b) Hubert Marsten, the owner.
(c) Larry Crockett, the local real estate agent.
(d) Susan Norton, the probate lawyer.

5. Who is Marsten House named for?
(a) Hubert and Birdie Marsten.
(b) Billy and Bobby Marsten.
(c) Marsten, the pig.
(d) Marsten Real Estate.

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

7. What does this visitor do to Dud after he falls into some sort of trance?
(a) Stiffs him on a bill.
(b) Stabs him with a knife.
(c) Bites his neck.
(d) Places an embarrassing sign around his neck.

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

9. What does Matt ask if Ben will do for him?
(a) Make a speech in his class.
(b) Allow him to perform accupuncture on Ben.
(c) Help him re-write his resume.
(d) Speak with the head of MIT.

10. Why is Ben awakened in the middle of the night in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) He has a phone call.
(b) He is supposed to be at work.
(c) He needs to help put a drunk Weasel to bed.
(d) He has had a nightmare.

11. Who becomes irrational during the funeral, insisting Danny stop pretending to be dead?
(a) Danny's father.
(b) Danny's mother.
(c) Father Callahan.
(d) Ralphie.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mike's troubles begin?

2. What does this dark figure standing in the middle of Harmony Hill Cemetery appear to be holding?

3. Where does Ben run into Matt Burke and Weasel Craig?

4. Who does Ben have dinner with in the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. How does the person who Ben meets in the park recognize him?

(see the answer keys)

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