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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 216 - 246.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the major inconveniences of the Rattner house?
(a) No mail delivery.
(b) No indoor plumbing.
(c) No air conditioning.
(d) Leaky roof.

2. What does Sylder tell John Wesley was in Sylder's car?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Marijuana.

3. Where does the large cat go after it lunges at Mrs. Rattner?
(a) Toward Uncle Ather's house.
(b) In search of food.
(c) Back to the outhouse.
(d) Off toward the woods.

4. Where is the old man that saw Sylder in the woods?
(a) In church.
(b) In bed.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In an orchard.

5. What happens to Sylder's car on the way to Maryville?
(a) It runs out of gas.
(b) The tailpipe falls off.
(c) A tire goes flat.
(d) The wipers won't work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Sylder once blasted his wall with a shotgun?

2. What was Sylder afraid of seeing outside his window at night?

3. What does the orchard keeper notice about the peach pit when he visits it?

4. How old was Mildred Rattner when she died?

5. Who picks up the whiskey on the orchard keeper's property and takes it the rest of the way on its journey?

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