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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. Who is interrogating Larry when Silas arrives to interrupt the interview?
(a) An FBI agent.
(b) Lolly.
(c) French and Lolly.
(d) French.

2. With what object does Wallace Stringfellow emerge from his house during his fight with Silas?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A machete.
(d) A revolver.

3. In what task is Miss Voncille immersed when Silas sees her in Town Hall and asks her for a favor?
(a) Sending out parking tickets.
(b) Doing her taxes.
(c) Planning the Fourth of July parade.
(d) Balancing the town's budget.

4. In what sport had Silas been a star at the time when he met Cindy?
(a) Racquetball.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Diving.
(d) Baseball.

5. On what road does Wallace Stringfellow live?
(a) Country Road 16.
(b) County Road 36.
(c) County Road 7.
(d) County Road 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Larry wakes up from his coma, he learns that Silas is the one who had taken what action?

2. Who had told Silas what a reptile collector is called?

3. Wallace Stringfellow admits during one visit to Larry's house all but which of the following things?

4. What pretense does Wallace Stringfellow use when he approaches Larry's door?

5. In what part of the body does Silas shoot Wallace Stringfellow before Stringfellow escapes into the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the outcome of Wallace Stringfellow's decision to release his dog upon Silas?

2. In what way does the motif of snakes appear within the novel's climax?

3. During what time period had Larry started to notice signs of an intruder on his family's property?

4. What is the significance of Silas's decision to take care of Larry's chickens?

5. In what way does Franklin suggest that Larry may have given up hope of being exonerated?

6. What is the significance of the narrator's comment that Larry "was tired of buying mailboxes" (231)?

7. What is the symbolism of the gun Wallace Stringfellow gives to Larry as a Christmas present?

8. Describe an example of Franklin's use of allusion within Chapter 14.

9. What is the ultimate fate of Wallace Stringfellow, the murderer of Tina Rutherford and M and M, among others?

10. What information does Silas reveal when he interrupts the interrogation of Larry at the hospital?

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