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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ben instructed to take with him when he leaves the boarding house in Chapter 8?
(a) A pot of coffee.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A gun or a knife.
(d) A crucifix, a rosary, or a St. Christopher medal.

2. Why does Mark tell Susan he came to Marsten House?
(a) To kill the evil ghost that haunts the house.
(b) To burn the house.
(c) To kill Barlow.
(d) To kill Straker.

3. Who do Mark and Susan run into as soon as they enter the house?
(a) Barlow.
(b) Mike Ryerson.
(c) Straker.
(d) Danny Glick.

4. Why is Ben awakened in the middle of the night in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) He has a phone call.
(b) He needs to help put a drunk Weasel to bed.
(c) He is supposed to be at work.
(d) He has had a nightmare.

5. Why does Parkins come to Matt's house to investigate the dead man?
(a) Parkins is the dead man's brother.
(b) Parkins is a curious neighbor.
(c) Parkins is the coroner.
(d) Parkins is the constable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Mark and Susan enter Marsten House?

2. Who does Ben urge Matt to call?

3. Who brings a photographer to Matt's house to investigate the dead man?

4. What do the men forget to do and must flip a coin to decide who will do it, per Straker's request?

5. What does Straker call Larry Crockett to ask him to arrange?

(see the answer key)

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