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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Matt invite Mike to spend the night?
(a) On his couch.
(b) In a local hotel at his expense.
(c) In his vacation home on the lake.
(d) In his guest bedroom.

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

5. What disturbs the dreams of the tall man's companion?
(a) Bed wetting.
(b) Loud noises.
(c) A chronic cough.
(d) Nightmares.

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

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

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

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

10. Who did Ben see when he entered the Marsten House as a nine-year-old boy?
(a) The ghost of Bobby Marsten.
(b) The ghost of a young boy.
(c) The ghost of Hubert Marsten.
(d) The ghost of Birdie Marsten.

11. What do Ben and Susan believe continues to live in the Marsten House?
(a) Hubert's ghost.
(b) Hubert's evil.
(c) The ghosts of the four missing children.
(d) Birdie's ghost.

12. What do Matt and Ben agree has caused some odd changes in Jerusalem's Lot?
(a) The arrival of Straker and Barlow.
(b) A recent change in weather.
(c) The new moon.
(d) Ben's arrival.

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

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

15. With whom did Eva Miller once have a romantic relationship?
(a) Ed Norton.
(b) Weasel Craig.
(c) Ben Mears.
(d) Win Purinton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Larry Crockett say might be a consequence of Hank's going to the police?

2. Who is Jimmy Cody and why does he come to Matt's house to investigate the dead man?

3. When did Mike's troubles begin?

4. Who was it that died in the fatal motorcycle accident in which one of the characters of the novel was driving?

5. Where do Matt and Ben find this missing person?

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