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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 do Matt and Ben agree has caused some odd changes in Jerusalem's Lot?

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

3. Who did Ben see when he entered the Marsten House as a nine-year-old boy?

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

5. Why does Parkins come to Matt's house to investigate the dead man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the tall man and the boy?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of these themes in a detailed essay, using examples from the novel:

1) Courage

2) Faith

3) Morality

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What are vampires? Why do some of the characters have trouble believing in vampires? Why do other characters believe so easily? What do the vampires want in Jerusalem's Lot? Why do they make a sacrifice to Lord of Flies? Who is Lord of Flies? What power might Lord of Flies have over the vampires? How does Matt figure out how to kill the vampires? Why do they focus on killing Barlow? Does their plan work?

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