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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does this dark figure standing in the middle of Harmony Hill Cemetery appear to be holding?
(a) The body of a small sheep.
(b) The body of a grown woman.
(c) The body of a large dog.
(d) The body of a small child.

3. What does Matt hear as he tries to sleep that night?
(a) Evil, childish laughter.
(b) Fighting, as though over the phone.
(c) Many, strange voices.
(d) Mike snoring.

4. Who is traveling with the tall man in Chapter 1?
(a) A small child.
(b) An adolescent child.
(c) An elderly woman.
(d) An elderly man.

5. What does Ben tell Susan his current book is about?
(a) The disappearance of four children before Hubert Marsten's death.
(b) The history of Jerusalem's Lot.
(c) The history of childhood pranks.
(d) The history of folklore in Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who insists on caring for this person, admitting she has done it many times before?

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

3. From what city is the newspaper the tall man often goes out of his way to buy and read?

4. Where is Ben staying while in Jerusalem's Lot?

5. Who tells Floyd Tibbits about the thing Mike Ryerson found when he got to work that morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is waiting for Ben the following evening when he leaves the boardinghouse to go to Spencer's?

2. What does Parkins learn from the FBI about Ben Mears' past?

3. Why does Ben decide to go out again after leaving Susan at home after their second dinner with her parents?

4. What does Father Callahan attempt to hide from his housekeeper? Why?

5. What house does Ben Mears make note of as he drives into Jerusalem's Lot?

6. What detail does Ben suggest Matt leave out of his discussion with the police about Mike's death? Why?

7. Who does Ben meet while at Dell's bar?

8. What obstacle do several characters point out stand between a possible relationship between Susan and Ben?

9. Who becomes convinced that Danny's eyes are open in his coffin? What does he do about it?

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

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