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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Straker call Larry Crockett to ask him to arrange?
(a) Straker wants renovations done at the Marsten House.
(b) Straker wants to demolish a wall behind the laundry mat.
(c) Straker wants the old laundry mat cleaned and painted.
(d) Straker wants some boxes taken both to the old laundry mat and the Marsten House.

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

3. Who did Ben Mears live with as a child after his mother had a nervous breakdown?
(a) Uncle Jack.
(b) Aunt Cindy.
(c) Cousin Weasel.
(d) Grandmother Virginia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ben tell Matt not to tell when he calls for help regarding the dead man in his guest bedroom?

3. Who disappears while Matt and Ben get to know one another?

4. What house catches Ben's attention as he arrives at his destination in 1975?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ben and Matt discuss over dinner in Chapter 7?

2. To whom does Ben give a speech about his writing career?

3. Who does Matt run into at Dell's on Thursday night?

4. Why did Ben enter the Marsten House as a nine-year-old boy?

5. How does Susan know who Ben is when she sees him in the park? What does this tell the reader about Ben's career to this point?

6. Why does Matt call Ben in the middle of the night? What does he ask him to bring?

7. What takes place in Harmony Hill Cemetery at midnight on the day depicted in Chapter 3?

8. What does Matt hear as he tries to fall asleep after allowing Mike to sleep in his spare bedroom?

9. What is usual about the box that two movers are ordered to take to the Marsten House?

10. Who is waiting for Ben the following evening when he leaves the boardinghouse to go to Spencer's?

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