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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what city is the newspaper the tall man often goes out of his way to buy and read?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) Bangor, Maine.
(c) Dallas, Texas.
(d) Portland, Maine.

2. Who tells her daughter she disapproves of Ben Mears?
(a) Sandy McDougall.
(b) Mabel Werts.
(c) Eva Miller.
(d) Ann Norton.

3. Where does Ben go after dinner in Chapter 5?
(a) Spenser's.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The park.
(d) The movies.

4. How does the person who Ben meets in the park recognize him?
(a) From a picture on the back of his books.
(b) From a picture on a billboard.
(c) From a picture that appeared in a magazine article.
(d) From a picture that appeared in the local paper.

5. What does Straker call Larry Crockett to ask him to arrange?
(a) Straker wants the old laundry mat cleaned and painted.
(b) Straker wants to demolish a wall behind the laundry mat.
(c) Straker wants renovations done at the Marsten House.
(d) Straker wants some boxes taken both to the old laundry mat and the Marsten House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the tall man and his companion go after leaving California?

2. Who sold the Marsten House?

3. Who does Floyd Tibbits think is responsible for this occurrence?

4. What does Dud repeatedly ask his visitor to do?

5. What makes the two men Larry Crockett hires for Straker feel uneasy, afraid?

(see the answer key)

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