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

2. How does the person who Ben meets in the park recognize him?

3. Who does Matt believe is dead in his guest room?

4. What does Hank Peters see in Marsten House that makes him convinced something is not right about Straker and Barlow?

5. Who did Ben Mears live with as a child after his mother had a nervous breakdown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who died in the Marsten House in 1939?

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

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

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

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

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

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

1) Courage

2) Faith

3) Morality

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following aspects of the setting of this novel:

1) The time period. In what year is the novel set? What impact does this year have on the novel? How does this year compare to modern time?

2) The location. Why was Maine chosen? What is unique about this area, this town, that leaves it vulnerable to attack by vampires?

3) The setting as a whole. How does the setting influence the development of the plot? What about the setting makes the plot more believable? How would the novel be different if it had been set elsewhere or in a different time period?

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