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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. Who is Marsten House named for?

2. Who was it that died in the fatal motorcycle accident in which one of the characters of the novel was driving?

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

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

5. What does Ben tell Matt the subject of his new book is about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about the format of Chapter 3?

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

3. To whom does the boy make a confession?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who died in the Marsten House in 1939?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following in a detailed essay, including evidence from the novel:

1) Symbolism in regards to the class ring Susan finds in Matt's house.

2) Theme in regards to the abuse perpetrated against the infant Randy McDougall.

3) Foreshadowing in regards to the relationship between Susan and Floyd at the time Susan begins seeing Ben.

Essay Topic 3

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

1) Courage

2) Faith

3) Morality

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