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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The town of Red Branch is in the ___________________ Mountains.
(a) Rocky.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Appalachian.
2. How had Kenneth injured his leg?
(a) Cut from barbed wire.
(b) A dog bite.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Motorcycle burn.
3. What does Sylder do with the dead body when he hears a truck coming?
(a) Rolls it into a ravine.
(b) Puts it in the trunk.
(c) Puts it under the car.
(d) Sets it in the passenger seat.
4. Kenneth asks the storekeep for the distance to what city?
(a) Knoxville.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chattanooga.
5. What reason does Sylder give for the man being under the truck?
(a) He is tightening some bolts.
(b) He is changing the oil.
(c) He is checking an oil leak.
(d) He is fixing the muffler.
6. John Wesley hears voices that tell him to ___________________.
(a) avenge his father's death.
(b) run away.
(c) burn the house.
(d) kill his mother.
7. On what type of road is Sylder driving?
(a) Curving.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Interstate.
(d) Straight.
8. How old is Sylder at the beginning of this section?
(a) 21.
(b) 27.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.
9. What kind of footwear is John Wesley wearing in the store?
(a) Slippers.
(b) Galoshes.
(c) Loafers.
(d) Boots.
10. What does Kenneth do at the gas station?
(a) Gets directions.
(b) Fills his car with gas.
(c) Wanders the aisles.
(d) Changes a tire.
11. What kind of animal does John Wesley scare away while hunting?
(a) Rabbbit.
(b) Raccoon.
(c) Deer.
(d) Fox.
12. Sylder has an irrational fear of what type of animal?
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Ferrets.
(d) Squirrels.
13. What had John Wesley bought from a storekeep some time ago?
(a) Tire iron.
(b) Book.
(c) Pipe.
(d) Animal traps.
14. Who picks up the whiskey on the orchard keeper's property and takes it the rest of the way on its journey?
(a) Mrs. Rattner.
(b) The orchard keeper.
(c) Sylder.
(d) John Wesley.
15. What is Kenneth Rattner doing as the novel begins?
(a) Playing checkers.
(b) Hitchhiking.
(c) Reading a map.
(d) Sleeping.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who are the inhabitants of the truck?
2. With whom does Sylder live?
3. What is the name of the bar which is tethered to a pine tree to keep it in place?
4. What is the result of Sylder's crash?
5. How does Sylder kill the man?
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