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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben tell Matt not to tell when he calls for help regarding the dead man in his guest bedroom?
(a) That he smoothered the dead man with a pillow.
(b) That he stabbed the dead man with a wooden stake.
(c) That he heard Danny Glick's laughing voice.
(d) That he heard the dead man take his own life.

2. What does Larry Crockett offer Hank Peters to encourage him not to go to the police about the things he saw at Marsten House?
(a) A new bottle of gin.
(b) Money.
(c) A new visa.
(d) Gold.

3. What does Susan hear as she waits for Matt to return from upstairs in Chapter 9?
(a) The phone ringing.
(b) Mike threatening Matt's life.
(c) Danny laughing.
(d) Matt calling for help.

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

5. Who asks a friend in the FBI to investigate the backgrounds of Ben Mears, Straker, and Barlow in the aftermath of the search for the missing boy?
(a) Larry Crockett.
(b) Hank Peters.
(c) Matt Burke.
(d) Parkins Gillespsie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susan learn has happened to Ben Mears in Chapter 9?

2. Where do Matt and Ben decide to go that evening after the dead man has been taken from Matt's house?

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

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

5. Who does Susan learn died when she goes home in the beginning of Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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