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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ben think this person is not dead, but simply sleeping?
(a) Because he looks overwhelmingly healthy.
(b) Because he is watching them.
(c) Because there are no signs of violence.
(d) Because he is breathing.

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

5. Who is Matt Burke?
(a) A faith healer.
(b) An English teacher.
(c) A gas station attendant.
(d) A math professor.

6. Where does Matt run into Mike Ryerson?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) Dell's.
(c) The dump.
(d) Spenser's.

7. Who becomes frightened while walking through the woods in Chapter 3?
(a) Ben Mears.
(b) Hank Peters.
(c) Mark Petrie.
(d) Danny and Ralphie Glick.

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

9. Who was it that died in the fatal motorcycle accident in which one of the characters of the novel was driving?
(a) Straker's sister.
(b) Dud Rogers' cousin.
(c) Mike Ryerson's brother.
(d) Ben Mears' wife.

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

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

12. Why does Marjorie Glick report her sons missing?
(a) They missed the bus that should have brought them home.
(b) They are overdue at home and never arrived at their destination.
(c) They have been out all night.
(d) They did not go to school that day.

13. What does Ben want to do after seeing Susan but cannot?
(a) Talk to Susan on the phone.
(b) Call his divorce lawyer.
(c) Sleep or write.
(d) Buy an engagement ring.

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

15. What does Ben tell Matt the subject of his new book is about?
(a) The history of Jerusalem's Lot.
(b) The disappearances of four children and the history of Marsten House.
(c) Hubert and Birdie Marsten.
(d) Vampires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the custodian of the dump like to shoot when he lights fires in the dump?

2. Who found the dead bodies in Marsten House in 1939?

3. Who is in the import-export business, according to Parkins' friend at the FBI?

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

5. Who tells her daughter she disapproves of Ben Mears?

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