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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Ballard eventually get for all of his watches?
(a) Twenty-one dollars
(b) Fourteen dollars
(c) Eight dollars
(d) Seventeen dollars

2. Into what other county does Ballard cross at the beginning of this section?
(a) Bowling County
(b) Lee County
(c) Blount County
(d) Grainger County

3. What animals mill about the stream that passes through Ballard's cave?
(a) Goby fish
(b) Crawfish
(c) Moles
(d) Bats

4. What does Mrs. Walker hand off to the Sheriff?
(a) A rifle
(b) Mail
(c) A bible
(d) Sandwiches

5. How much money does Ballard ask the group of men for all of his watches?
(a) Fifteen Dollars
(b) Eighteen dollars
(c) Nine dollars
(d) Twelve dollars

6. What does Ballard leave in Ralph's house when he burns it down?
(a) His rifle
(b) The disfigured child
(c) The daughter's body
(d) His wallet

7. Where is Ralph's daughter when Ballard shoots her?
(a) In her car
(b) In the bathroom
(c) In the front room
(d) In the back yard

8. Who comes to Ballard's shack the day after he finds the dead girl?
(a) A surveyor
(b) The Dumpkeeper
(c) Two boys
(d) The Sheriff

9. How much money does Ballard owe the grocer?
(a) 14.55
(b) 34.19
(c) 22.90
(d) 58.17

10. When does Ballard deposit the dead man when he moves him away from the girl?
(a) The floor of the car
(b) Underneath the car
(c) The trunk of the car
(d) A ditch beside the car

11. In what year was Fate born?
(a) 1879
(b) 1900
(c) 1885
(d) 1933

12. What does Lester Ballard do while having sex with the dead girl?
(a) Sings along with the radio
(b) Whispers in her ear
(c) Laughs
(d) Cries

13. How many daughters are still living with the Dumpkeeper?
(a) One
(b) None
(c) Three
(d) Four

14. What is Ballard approaching a the beginning of Chapter 43 (pp. 149-153)?
(a) Greer's house
(b) A pickup truck
(c) The police station
(d) His cave

15. What is the first thing that Lester Ballard does after returning home with the body?
(a) Sleeps
(b) Makeses lunch
(c) Chops firewood
(d) Undress her

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not among the items that Ballard purchases at the grocer's?

2. As Ballard busies himself in the woods, who does he imagine speaking to?

3. What natural disaster besets the area in this section?

4. What does Ballard eat on his journey over the mountain?

5. What does Ballard mix with the squirrels to make a stew?

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