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

2. Where did Ben Mears live for several years as a child?
(a) Jerusalem's Lot.
(b) Los Zapatos.
(c) Bangor.
(d) London.

3. What does Larry Crockett say might be a consequence of Hank's going to the police?
(a) The police might look into his background.
(b) The police might make him pay taxes on his wages for this job.
(c) The police might be interested to know he was drunk when he saw the items of interest.
(d) The police might check the validity of his visa.

4. Why does Ben think this person is not dead, but simply sleeping?
(a) Because there are no signs of violence.
(b) Because he is watching them.
(c) Because he is breathing.
(d) Because he looks overwhelmingly healthy.

5. Where is Ben instructed to go in the middle of the night?
(a) To the kitchen.
(b) To Matt's house.
(c) To the cemetery.
(d) To Weasel's bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tall man sell that allows him to quit his job and leave California?

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

3. What does Matt hear as he tries to sleep that night?

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

5. How many families have lived in Marsten House since the murders?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Ben find when he arrives at Matt's house?

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

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

9. Who becomes convinced that Danny's eyes are open in his coffin? What does he do about it?

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

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