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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mark keep his captor from blocking his escape?

2. What causes Matt to go upstairs while he is visiting with Susan in Chapter 9?

3. What does Matt Burke tell Susan when she visits with him in Chapter 9?

4. What does Susan hear as she waits for Matt to return from upstairs in Chapter 9?

5. What mode of transportation do these characters take when they run away from Jerusalem's Lot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Ben and Mark return to Jerusalem's Lot?

2. With whom does Susan argue in the beginning of Chapter 9? Why?

3. What information does Matt Burke hope to learn from library books he requests be brought to him in the hospital?

4. Who goes to the Marsten House? What do they find there?

5. Who sneaks up on Susan in the woods outside the Marsten House? Why is this person there?

6. What does Father Callahan initially believe is the cause of Matt's story about the vampires in Jerusalem's Lot?

7. What is Ben forced to do while in the Marsten House? How does this connect to a tragedy in his past?

8. What do Franklin Bodden and Virgil Rathburn find when they visit the dump in Chapter 10?

9. What does Mark Petrie tell Ben? What do they find while taking a drive?

10. What happens to Matt when he sees Mike return to his guest room as a vampire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss exorcism and its relationship to the Catholic Church as a comparison to the vampires who invade Jerusalem's Lot. What is exorcism? What is its purpose? Do demons exist? Do vampires exist? Is it a leap of logic to believe in demons or vampires? Why does Father Callahan believe in vampires? Does Callahan believe in exorcism? Does the Catholic Church continue to believe in demons? Are exorcisms still practiced in the Catholic Church? Why or why not? What does this say about the Church's stand on things such as demons and vampires? Does this take away some of the realism of this novel? Does it add to the realism of this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jerusalem's Lot. What is this town like in the beginning of the novel? Compare and contrast Jerusalem's Lot to other towns in the country, or to your hometown. How is Jerusalem's Lot like any other American city? How is it different? What changes in Jerusalem's Lot over the course of the novel? What made Jerusalem's Lot vulnerable to this change? Is Jerusalem's Lot unique in this vulnerability? Could something like this happen in your hometown? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of these themes in a detailed essay, using examples from the novel:

1) Courage

2) Faith

3) Morality

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