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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. What does Dud repeatedly ask his visitor to do?
(a) Leave.
(b) Pay a bill.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Buy him some beer.

2. To whom was the Marsten House sold?
(a) Hubert Marsten, Jr.
(b) Ben Mears.
(c) Straker and Barlow.
(d) Larry Crockett.

3. Who dared nine-year-old Ben Mears to go inside Marsten House?
(a) A group of local boys with whom he wanted to play pirates.
(b) A group of girls, one of whom Ben liked.
(c) A group of older boys who wanted him to prove himself brave.
(d) A group of bullies who were threatening to beat Ben up.

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

5. With whom did Eva Miller once have a romantic relationship?
(a) Ed Norton.
(b) Ben Mears.
(c) Win Purinton.
(d) Weasel Craig.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marjorie Glick report her sons missing?

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

3. Who is Ben Mears?

4. Where is Danny Glick buried?

5. What does the custodian of the dump like to shoot when he lights fires in the dump?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ben and Susan discuss is still living in the Marsten House?

2. Which of the brothers eventually arrives home? What condition is he in?

3. What two boys are walking alone in the dark woods? Why?

4. What does Matt hear as he tries to fall asleep after allowing Mike to sleep in his spare bedroom?

5. Who does Matt run into at Dell's on Thursday night?

6. What is unusual about the format of Chapter 3?

7. What does Mr. Glick demand Danny do during the funeral for Danny Glick?

8. Who sold the Marsten House to Straker and Barstow? Why?

9. Which children go missing in Chapter 4? Who sounds the alarm?

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

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