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1)

What happened to Johnny Walker's brother, Arnie? (from Part Two: December 17-19 1973)

Arnie's wife left him and he became an alcoholic.
Arnie left the area and became a hermit.
Arnie went on a killing spree.
Arnie committed suicide.
2)

On the morning of January 20th, what does Bart do with the explosives? (from )

Wires them in the garage.
Wires them throughout the house.
Loads them into his car.
Wires them along his property line.
3)

What time does Bart wake up on the day after he sets the fires? (from Part Two: December 19, and 21 1973)

12:30 in the afternoon.
8:00 in the morning.
5:00 that night.
4:00 in the morning.
4)

Where did Bart's father die of a stroke? (from Part Two: December 17-19 1973)

In the hospital.
In his bed.
At a highway construction site.
In a garage.
5)

What is the name of the psychiatrist that Bart tells Mary is booked through June? (from Part Two: December 19, and 21 1973)

Cindy Mason.
Ben Johnson.
Nicholas Adams.
Johnny Walker.
6)

What author does Waly Hamner steal this quote from: "The center does not hold"? (from Part Two: December 31, 1973)

William Shakespeare.
T.S. Eliot.
William Faulkner.
Percy Shelly.
7)

What was the crate used for before it held Bart's explosives? (from )

Bananas.
Lemons.
Limes.
Oranges.
8)

What picture of Mary's, by Homer Winslow, do bullets from the police hit? (from )

"Stream".
"Cloud Shaddows".
"Lobstermen".
"The Reaper".
9)

What bad news does Sally One-Eye have for Bart? (from Part Two: December 24-26 1973)

The fire marshal has been out to his car dealership twice, looking at tapes of the property.
The feds have already questioned him about the fires.
A camera was mounted to the construction site and has Bart on tape setting the fires.
The construction is moving on already.
10)

What forces Bart to remember that he set the fires the previous night? (from Part Two: December 19, and 21 1973)

The mud tracked in from the front door.
The extra torn shirts that he had used for wicks laying by his bed.
The smell of gasoline on his skin.
The gloves he woke with in his hands.
11)

How many sticks of explosives does Bart buy from Magliore? (from Part Three: January 12-15, 1974)

One hundred (100).
Ten (10).
Twenty (20).
Forty (40).
12)

Who does Phil Drake quote while talking to Bart in the den? (from Part Two: December 31, 1973)

Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
Poe's "The Raven".
Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury".
James' "The Turn of the Screw".
13)

Where are Mary and Bart invited for New Year's Eve, even though the host knows they are separated? (from Part Two: December 19, and 21 1973)

Steve Ordner's.
Walter Hanmer's.
Vinnie Mason's.
Roy Tarkington's.
14)

What does Bart say to Mary as they hang up the phone on their January 17th conversation? (from Part Three: January 16-19, 1974)

I love you.
Screw you.
Have a great life.
I hate you.
15)

On the night Bart sets the fires, what does he dream about over and over? (from Part Two: December 17-19 1973)

Burning down the Waterford.
Marrying Mary.
Going to Vegas to find Olivia.
Committing suicide.
16)

On the night of January 10th, what does Bart think about doing with Olivia? (from Part Three: January 8-11, 1974)

Getting her from Vegas and traveling.
Telling her to forget about him.
Sending her a ticket to come home to him.
Calling her and proposing.
17)

What is Mary worried about regarding the divorce from Bart? (from Part Three: January 16-19, 1974)

If it will be civil and uncontested.
Being long and drawn out.
The division of property.
Getting Charlie's clothes as part of the settlement.
18)

How is Bart remembered in his high school yearbook? (from Part Three: January 5, 7 1974)

As the most likely to get married right after high school.
As the best dressed.
As the Class Clown.
As the most likely to succeed.
19)

How many shells does the .460 Weatherbee hold? (from )

Five (5).
Eight (8).
Ten (10).
Twelve (12).
20)

Where does Bart aim his first shot on the attack to save his home? (from )

The city car's windshield.
The police crusier's front wheel.
The police crusier's windshield.
The city car's front wheel.
21)

Why does Sally One-Eye call Bart on December 25th? (from Part Two: December 24-26 1973)

To tell Bart Merry Christmas.
To tell Bart he changed his mind about the explosives.
To tell Bart that he's got a new Impala for sale.
To congratulate Bart on the fires.
22)

How much does the woman behind Bart cash her social security check for? (from Part Three: January 8-11, 1974)

$235.63.
$178.65.
$200.00.
$156.76.
23)

What kind of volunteer work does Phil Drake do? (from Part Two: December 31, 1973)

He volunteers at the Red Cross.
He volunteers at a nursing home.
He is a street priest and Dial Help Center volunteer.
He volunteers at a mission.
24)

On the night of January 10th, what does Bart dream about? (from Part Three: January 8-11, 1974)

Olivia.
Mary.
Charlie.
Committing suicide.
25)

Of all the machinery that Bart sets on fire, which piece does he consider the masterpiece? (from Part Two: December 17-19 1973)

The crane.
The truck.
The bulldozer.
A small payloader.
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