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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 is traveling with the tall man in Chapter 1?
(a) An adolescent child.
(b) A small child.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) An elderly man.

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

3. 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.

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

5. To whom was the Marsten House sold?
(a) Hubert Marsten, Jr.
(b) Straker and Barlow.
(c) Larry Crockett.
(d) Ben Mears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Floyd Tibbits about the thing Mike Ryerson found when he got to work that morning?

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

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

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

5. What does Mike Ryerson find when he goes to work at the cemetery in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Ben meet while at Dell's bar?

2. Who are the tall man and the boy?

3. What is unusual about the format of Chapter 3?

4. What does the tall man drive more than forty miles to get every week?

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

7. To whom does the boy make a confession?

8. What detail does Ben suggest Matt leave out of his discussion with the police about Mike's death? Why?

9. What obstacle do several characters point out stand between a possible relationship between Susan and Ben?

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

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