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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 listed as Lester Ballard's lineage?
(a) Celtic and Negro
(b) Cherokee and Negro
(c) Scottish and Navajo
(d) Saxon and Celtic

2. Where does the auctioneer give his pitch?
(a) The bed of a truck
(b) A makeshift stage
(c) A stack of hay bales
(d) The front porch of the house

3. What does Lester Ballard kick one night that hurts his foot?
(a) The house
(b) A car
(c) A dog
(d) A rock

4. Who purchases the auctioned land?
(a) Greer
(b) Sheriff Wade
(c) Buster
(d) The Dumpkeeper

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard, what are the causes of all trouble in life?

2. Why can the boy in the car not find his wallet when Fate asks for it?

3. How far from the road is Lester Ballard's shack?

4. To what are the musicians and auctioneer compared at the end of Act 1?

5. What is the name of the black boy in the car outside Lester's house?

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