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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II, 5 - 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the nameless boy in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) putting in pigeons to make it appear that he was shooting them?
(a) Firecrackers
(b) Baking soda
(c) Helium
(d) Rice

2. Which of the following is not something that happens in the melee in the police station?
(a) Ballard stabs the Sleeping Woman with a pen
(b) Ballard strangles the Sleeping Woman
(c) The Sleeping Woman knees Ballard in the groin
(d) The Sleeping Woman slaps Ballard's face

3. What does the blacksmith do with the axe-blade after cooling the metal?
(a) He polishes it
(b) He throws it out because it's cracked
(c) He grinds it
(d) He fits it for a handle

4. What animal does Ballard try to shoot while kneeling by the creek?
(a) A fish
(b) A bird
(c) A racoon
(d) A cow

5. Where is the man in the cell opposite of Ballard from?
(a) Pine Bluff, Arkansas
(b) Lexington, Kentucky
(c) Macon, Georgia
(d) Gadsden, Alabama

Short Answer Questions

1. On what structure is the flapping door that Ballard hears on the highway?

2. According to Ballard, what are the causes of all trouble in life?

3. How much money does the blonde daughter demand of Ballard to show him her breasts?

4. Which of the following is not something that Ballard does to the woman's body the night after his shopping excursion?

5. How are the two dead people in the car positioned when Ballard discovers them?

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