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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Matt and Ben decide to go that evening after the dead man has been taken from Matt's house?
(a) The morgue.
(b) The police station.
(c) Marsten House.
(d) The funeral home.

2. What does Dud repeatedly ask his visitor to do?
(a) Pay a bill.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Buy him some beer.
(d) Leave.

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

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

5. Where do Ben and Matt agree to take Susan that Friday night?
(a) To Marsten House.
(b) To Bangor for a movie.
(c) To dinner.
(d) Out dancing.

6. 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 paint the bathroom wall in the laundry mat.
(c) To stack the stones from the demolished wall.
(d) To leave the key on a table in the cellar.

7. What is the occupation of the tall man who appears in Chapter 1?
(a) Politician.
(b) Artist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Real estate agent.

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

9. 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.

10. Where is Ben staying while in Jerusalem's Lot?
(a) In Marsten House.
(b) With Susan Norton.
(c) At Eva Miller's boarding house.
(d) At the local hotel.

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

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

13. What is Ben instructed to take with him when he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 8?
(a) A pot of coffee.
(b) A crucifix, a rosary, or a St. Christopher medal.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A gun or a knife.

14. Why does Ben Mears go to Matt Burke's English class?
(a) To substitute teach for Matt.
(b) To give a speech about being a writer.
(c) To talk about the dangers of motorcycles.
(d) To give a presentation on Dracula.

15. Where does Ben run into Matt Burke and Weasel Craig?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) Spencer's.
(c) Dell's.
(d) Eva's boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marjorie Glick report her sons missing?

2. Who does Ben urge Matt to call?

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

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

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

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