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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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. What do the men forget to do and must flip a coin to decide who will do it, per Straker's request?
(a) To clear out a clogged toilet in the laundry mat.
(b) To leave the key on a table in the cellar.
(c) To stack the stones from the demolished wall.
(d) To paint the bathroom wall in the laundry mat.

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

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

7. What does the custodian of the dump like to shoot when he lights fires in the dump?
(a) Rats.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Birds.
(d) Cats.

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

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

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

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

12. Who does Ben Mears meet in the park in Chapter 2?
(a) Matt.
(b) Susan.
(c) Floyd.
(d) Weasel.

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

14. Where does Ben go after dinner in Chapter 5?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The park.
(c) Spenser's.
(d) The movies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the tall man's companion tell an unbelievable story to?

2. Where do Ben and Matt agree to take Susan that Friday night?

3. Who is traveling with the tall man in Chapter 1?

4. What does the tall man sell that allows him to quit his job and leave California?

5. Who does Floyd Tibbits think is responsible for this occurrence?

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