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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 is the name of the motorist Silas stops on his way to the cabin in the woods where he and his mother Alice had lived?
(a) Wallace Stringfellow.
(b) Violet Henner.
(c) Tina Rutherford.
(d) Carl Ott.

2. How had Larry come to have a date with Cindy?
(a) Larry had been set up with Cindy by his mother.
(b) Cindy had been set up with Larry by Silas.
(c) Larry had asked Cindy for a date.
(d) Cindy had asked Larry for a date.

3. How old had Larry been on the night of his date with Cindy?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

4. In what state does the narrative take place?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) New Jersey.

5. What action ends the friendship between Silas and Larry in their boyhood?
(a) Silas uses a racial slur against Larry.
(b) Larry uses a racial slur against Silas.
(c) Silas finds out a secret about Larry's mother.
(d) Larry hides Silas's rifle and will not give it back.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what infraction does Silas stop a motorist in Chapter 8?

2. What kind of weather is said to have occurred the night before the novel's first events?

3. To whom is Larry planning to bring lunch before he is assaulted by a masked man?

4. Where does Larry go after he finishes the chore assigned to him by his father Carl?

5. From what location does Silas gather items such as broken glass, molds made from tire tracks, and a piece of a marijuana cigarette?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Carl's praise toward Larry when he finds out Larry has a date with Cindy?

2. What does Silas ultimately find underneath the flock of buzzards?

3. What is Silas's reaction when Larry tells a story about Cecil's reckless use of fireworks?

4. In what way does Franklin compare and contrast the respective vehicles belonging to Silas and to Larry?

5. What event occurs that keeps Silas from finding gunshot Larry himself and whom does he send instead?

6. For what reason does Silas drive in the direction of a cloud of buzzards he sees in Chapter 2?

7. In what way, if any, does Carl finally address with Larry the subject of the fight over the rifle?

8. In what setting and era does Chapter 5 take place?

9. What event occurs that prompts Silas to go check on Larry?

10. What is the symbolism of the mail truck?

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