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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was the Marsten House sold?

2. Who dug the grave prior to the service?

3. Why does Marjorie Glick report her sons missing?

4. What does this person become convinced of as he buries the casket, causing him to dig the casket up again?

5. What is Ben instructed to take with him when he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Hank Peters see in the Marsten cellar that he discusses with Larry Crockett?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Which of the brothers eventually arrives home? What condition is he in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Matt Burke? How does Ben meet Matt? Why do they become friends so quickly? What do they have in common? How does Matt become aware of the vampires in Jerusalem's Lot? How does Matt become the leader of the resistance? What happens to Matt when Mike attempts to turn him into a vampire? Why? How does Matt continue to fight the vampires? How does Matt get killed? Is this murder?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss symbolism. What does the crucifix symbolize in this novel? How is the crucifix used as a weapon against the vampires? Why does Ben's tongue depressor crucifix work against Mrs. Glick, but Father Callahan's crucifix does not work against Barlow? What does this say about Ben and Father Callahan? What does Marsten House symbolize in this novel? Why? What does the coffin symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jerusalem's Lot. What is this town like in the beginning of the novel? Compare and contrast Jerusalem's Lot to other towns in the country, or to your hometown. How is Jerusalem's Lot like any other American city? How is it different? What changes in Jerusalem's Lot over the course of the novel? What made Jerusalem's Lot vulnerable to this change? Is Jerusalem's Lot unique in this vulnerability? Could something like this happen in your hometown? Why or why not?

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