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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hank Peters see in Marsten House that makes him convinced something is not right about Straker and Barlow?
(a) Clothing that looks like the ones Ralphie was wearing when he disappeared.
(b) Expensive paintings that must be stolen.
(c) Illegal drugs.
(d) Blood all over the walls and floor of the cellar.

2. What does Mike complain of during this visit?
(a) Mike is unhappy with the new taxes on beer.
(b) Mike is worried about his ongoing divorce.
(c) Mike has not been feeling well.
(d) Mike has not seen his kids in weeks.

3. Who becomes frightened while walking through the woods in Chapter 3?
(a) Mark Petrie.
(b) Hank Peters.
(c) Danny and Ralphie Glick.
(d) Ben Mears.

4. What is the occupation of the tall man who appears in Chapter 1?
(a) Politician.
(b) Writer.
(c) Real estate agent.
(d) Artist.

5. Where do Matt and Ben find this missing person?
(a) In the parking lot.
(b) At the boarding house.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) In the dump.

6. What does Matt ask if Ben will do for him?
(a) Help him re-write his resume.
(b) Make a speech in his class.
(c) Allow him to perform accupuncture on Ben.
(d) Speak with the head of MIT.

7. Where does Ben run into Matt Burke and Weasel Craig?
(a) Eva's boarding house.
(b) Spencer's.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) Dell's.

8. Who is Matt Burke?
(a) A gas station attendant.
(b) A faith healer.
(c) A math professor.
(d) An English teacher.

9. 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) Gold.
(b) A new visa.
(c) Money.
(d) A new bottle of gin.

10. Who does Ben have dinner with in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) The Glick family.
(b) The Norton family.
(c) The Petrie family.
(d) The Burke family.

11. Who is forced to bury the casket alone when his partner fails to return after the service?
(a) Weasel Craig.
(b) Mr. Glick.
(c) Mike Ryerson.
(d) Royal Snow.

12. Who insists on caring for this person, admitting she has done it many times before?
(a) Eva.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Susan.
(d) Ann.

13. Who did Ben Mears live with as a child after his mother had a nervous breakdown?
(a) Cousin Weasel.
(b) Aunt Cindy.
(c) Uncle Jack.
(d) Grandmother Virginia.

14. Why is Parkins Gillespie unconcerned about the missing boy?
(a) He thinks he went to a friends and lost track of time.
(b) He thinks he will come home when he is hungry.
(c) He thinks he only got lost.
(d) He thinks he knows where he is.

15. Who dug the grave prior to the service?
(a) Royal Snow and Bill Norton.
(b) Mike Ryerson and Mr. Glick.
(c) Mike Ryerson and Royal Snow.
(d) Royal Snow and Weasel Craig.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does the tall man find interesting in the newspaper?

2. Who does Ben urge Matt to call?

3. Who did Ben see when he entered the Marsten House as a nine-year-old boy?

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

5. Who becomes irrational during the funeral, insisting Danny stop pretending to be dead?

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