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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. Who is forced to bury the casket alone when his partner fails to return after the service?

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

4. Who tells Floyd Tibbits about the thing Mike Ryerson found when he got to work that morning?

5. Who does Ben Mears meet in the park in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. What two boys are walking alone in the dark woods? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Ben Mears? Why has he come to Jerusalem's Lot? What is Ben hoping to achieve by visiting this place? What has happened in Ben's life that has led him back to this childhood home? Does Ben have affectionate memories of this town? Does Ben have bad memories of this town? Discuss how his time in Jerusalem's Lot as a child has affected Ben as an adult. Discuss a recent tragedy in Ben's life and how that might have affected his decision to come to Jerusalem's Lot.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss exorcism and its relationship to the Catholic Church as a comparison to the vampires who invade Jerusalem's Lot. What is exorcism? What is its purpose? Do demons exist? Do vampires exist? Is it a leap of logic to believe in demons or vampires? Why does Father Callahan believe in vampires? Does Callahan believe in exorcism? Does the Catholic Church continue to believe in demons? Are exorcisms still practiced in the Catholic Church? Why or why not? What does this say about the Church's stand on things such as demons and vampires? Does this take away some of the realism of this novel? Does it add to the realism of this novel?

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