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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I , 44 - 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not something that happens in the melee in the police station?
(a) Ballard strangles the Sleeping Woman
(b) The Sleeping Woman knees Ballard in the groin
(c) Ballard stabs the Sleeping Woman with a pen
(d) The Sleeping Woman slaps Ballard's face

2. What was the nameless boy in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) putting in pigeons to make it appear that he was shooting them?
(a) Firecrackers
(b) Baking soda
(c) Rice
(d) Helium

3. What does the speaker in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) box at a carnival?
(a) A gorilla
(b) A bear
(c) A kangaroo
(d) A burro

4. According to CB, what might not be worth fifty cents in a year?
(a) A dollar
(b) A diamond
(c) A war bond
(d) An acre of land

5. What does Ballard offer to trade Fred Kirby for a jar of whiskey?
(a) A pocketknife
(b) A lady's dress
(c) His rifle
(d) A string of rabbits

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does John sing from his cell regularly?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9 (p. 25), what does Ballard fail to shoot in the woods?

3. Why does Lester Ballard's friend Darfuzzle speaks in a garbled way?

4. What animal does Ballard try to shoot while kneeling by the creek?

5. What is the blonde daughter doing when Ballard approaches her?

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