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The Orchard Keeper | Quiz

Cormac McCarthy
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The Orchard Keeper | Quiz

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1)

How much did John Wesley earn for the dead chickenhawk? (from Pages 74 - 94)

Seventy-five cents.
Twenty-five cents.
Fifty cents.
One dollar.
2)

How much prison time does Sylder get for running whiskey? (from Pages 216 - 246)

Six months.
Three years.
One year.
Five years.
3)

What movement is in effect in America at this point in time? (from Pages 95 - 127)

Prohibition.
Civil Rights.
Women's suffrage.
Anti-war demonstrations.
4)

What does the orchard keeper experience when he enters his house? (from Pages 74 - 94)

Someone has trashed the place.
The fire is out of control.
A stranger is sitting in his chair.
He feels something move past him.
5)

What does Sylder tell John Wesley was in Sylder's car? (from Pages 95 - 127)

Cigarettes.
Cocaine.
Whiskey.
Marijuana.
6)

What do the boys do in the cave? (from Pages 131 - 158)

Play cards.
Smoke cigarettes.
Look at pictures of nude women.
Clean their guns.
7)

What does John Wesley bring to Ownby in the mental asylum? (from Pages 216 - 246)

Magazines.
Clothes.
Books.
Tobacco.
8)

What does John Wesley try to recover from the courthouse? (from Pages 216 - 246)

Sylder's wallet.
Ownby's gun.
The chickenhawk's corpse.
His father's death certificate.
9)

What kind of animal do the boys have trapped in a cave? (from Pages 131 - 158)

Fox.
Rabbit.
Weasel.
Skunk.
10)

What came about as a result of Prohibition? (from Pages 95 - 127)

Marijuana farms.
Illegal drug use.
Bootlegging.
World War II.
11)

Where does Wylder get gas before going on another whiskey run? (from Pages 171 - 195)

The Moto Stop Shop.
Mr. Bevins' shop.
BP.
Mr. Eller's shop.
12)

What animals did the panther kitten's mother kill? (from Pages 131 - 158)

Pigs.
Lambs.
Chickens.
Ducks.
13)

Sylder and John Wesley walk to the house of Sylder's friend, _____________. (from Pages 95 - 127)

James.
June.
Jake.
Jimmie.
14)

Sylder is told that _____________ wants to see him. (from Pages 196 - 215)

Gifford.
Ownby.
John Wesley.
Mildred.
15)

What does the orchard keeper get out of a chest? (from Pages 74 - 94)

A deed.
A rifle.
A blanket.
Shotgun shells.
16)

What rouses the large cat in Ownby's outhouse? (from Pages 171 - 195)

Rain seeping in.
Lightning.
A thunderclap.
A gunshot.
17)

How many prior convictions does Sylder say he has had when questioned by the desk sergeant? (from Pages 196 - 215)

None.
One.
Five.
Three.
18)

In the war, Sylder lost part of his __________. (from Pages 159 - 168)

arm.
ear.
toe.
leg.
19)

Who hears the wildcat's final death scream? (from Pages 216 - 246)

Ownby.
Mr. Eller.
John Wesley.
Mildred.
20)

Ownby states that the older he gets, _____________________. (from Pages 216 - 246)

the worse his hearing gets.
the fewer things there are that he wants to do.
the more memory he loses.
the worse his eyesight gets.
21)

Which of the following boys does John Wesley encounter? (from Pages 131 - 158)

Johnny Romines.
Boog.
Warn Pulliam.
All of these.
22)

Why does Sylder feel a strong sense of doom as he tries to fall asleep? (from Pages 159 - 168)

He wonders why the orchard keeper was shooting the tank.
He worries that John Wesley will squeal on him.
He thinks he has a fatal illness.
He thinks Gifford will figure out who hit him.
23)

To whose house do the boys go to talk about the skunk? (from Pages 131 - 158)

Mr. Wren's.
Sylder's.
Uncle Ather's.
Widow Rennart's.
24)

Where does the large cat find refuge from the rain? (from Pages 171 - 195)

An old shed.
An abandoned school.
Widow Rattner's barn.
An abandoned house.
25)

Where does the orchard keeper go late at night? (from Pages 74 - 94)

The pit with Kenneth Rattner's body.
Knoxville.
The Blue Fly Inn.
Green Valley Inn.
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