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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. Who comes to speak to Dud Rogers at the dump just as he is closing for the day?
(a) Matt Burke.
(b) Danny Glick.
(c) Barlow.
(d) Mike Ryerson.

2. From what city is the newspaper the tall man often goes out of his way to buy and read?
(a) Portland, Maine.
(b) Dallas, Texas.
(c) Bangor, Maine.
(d) San Francisco, California.

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

4. What does this person become convinced of as he buries the casket, causing him to dig the casket up again?
(a) That Danny is not in the casket.
(b) That Danny's eyes are open.
(c) That Danny is still alive.
(d) That Danny is afraid of the dark.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who brings a photographer to Matt's house to investigate the dead man?

3. Where is Ben staying while in Jerusalem's Lot?

4. What does Ben tell Susan his current book is about?

5. Where is Ben instructed to go in the middle of the night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which children go missing in Chapter 4? Who sounds the alarm?

4. Who sold the Marsten House to Straker and Barstow? Why?

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

6. What do Ben and Susan discuss is still living in the Marsten House?

7. Why does Ben decide to go out again after leaving Susan at home after their second dinner with her parents?

8. What does Mr. Glick demand Danny do during the funeral for Danny Glick?

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

10. What does Parkins learn from the FBI about Ben Mears' past?

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