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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matt notice about Mike when he brings him a pair of pajamas?
(a) A new tattoo on his arm.
(b) New stitches along his hairline.
(c) Puncture marks on his neck.
(d) Bruises on his chest.

2. What does Hank Peters see in Marsten House that makes him convinced something is not right about Straker and Barlow?
(a) Clothing that looks like the ones Ralphie was wearing when he disappeared.
(b) Blood all over the walls and floor of the cellar.
(c) Illegal drugs.
(d) Expensive paintings that must be stolen.

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 stabbed the dead man with a wooden stake.
(b) That he heard Danny Glick's laughing voice.
(c) That he heard the dead man take his own life.
(d) That he smoothered the dead man with a pillow.

4. 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.

5. 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) Marsten House.
(c) The funeral home.
(d) The police station.

6. Who dared nine-year-old Ben Mears to go inside Marsten House?
(a) A group of bullies who were threatening to beat Ben up.
(b) A group of girls, one of whom Ben liked.
(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.

7. What does Father Callahan spill that he carefully cleans up to keep his housekeeper from learning about it?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Holy water.
(c) Motor oil.
(d) Spaghetti sauce.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does Larry Crockett offer Hank Peters to encourage him not to go to the police about the things he saw at Marsten House?
(a) Money.
(b) A new visa.
(c) Gold.
(d) A new bottle of gin.

14. What does Mike complain of during this visit?
(a) Mike has not seen his kids in weeks.
(b) Mike has not been feeling well.
(c) Mike is unhappy with the new taxes on beer.
(d) Mike is worried about his ongoing divorce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Ben see when he entered the Marsten House as a nine-year-old boy?

2. What do the men forget to do and must flip a coin to decide who will do it, per Straker's request?

3. With whom did Eva Miller once have a romantic relationship?

4. Where do the tall man and his companion go after leaving California?

5. Who is seen by several characters buying groceries at Milt Crossen's and lifting it with apparently no trouble?

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