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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. What does this dark figure standing in the middle of Harmony Hill Cemetery appear to be holding?

2. When did Mike's troubles begin?

3. What happens in Jerusalem's Lot in 1975?

4. Which Glick child arrives home shortly after Marjorie raises the alarm?

5. Who is Ben Mears?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Father Callahan attempt to hide from his housekeeper? Why?

8. Who are the tall man and the boy?

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

10. Who died in the Marsten House in 1939?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Using characters and/or examples from the novel, discuss one of the following:

1) Character relationships: chose two characters and discuss in detail their relationship and how it affects motives and actions.

2) Metaphor. Offer examples of the use of metaphor throughout the novel.

3) Point of view. Discuss the point of view, how it was used, and how the novel might have changed if a different point of view was used.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss these themes, the characters they illustrate, and the author's intentions as regard to these themes:

1) Child abuse

2) Marital infidelity

3) Grief

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