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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, 145 - 168.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose house is auctioned at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Ballard's
(b) Greer's
(c) The Dumpkeeper's
(d) C.B.'s

2. How many daughters are still living with the Dumpkeeper?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Four
(d) None

3. What flourishes are on the panties that Ballard buys?
(a) Lace frills
(b) Bows
(c) Paisley patterns
(d) Polka dots

4. What type of bird does Ballard chase down while walking to a friend's house?
(a) A robin
(b) A dove
(c) A lark
(d) A pigeon

5. What does the child do to Ballard's gift?
(a) Snaps its neck
(b) Smashes it
(c) Sets it free
(d) Chews its legs off

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ralph's house, what surrounds the stove?

2. What does Ballard eat on his journey over the mountain?

3. What does Lester intimate to Ralph's daughter?

4. What natural disaster besets the area in this section?

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

(see the answer key)

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