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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. What does Ballard do in the Spring?
(a) Plants some tomatoes
(b) Buries some of his bodies
(c) Covers his tracks
(d) Wanders the woods naked

2. What does Ballard find in the boards of the house his first night there?
(a) A boar's skull
(b) Termites
(c) A possum
(d) A black snake

3. What food is Ballard's friend's wife making while he waits?
(a) Biscuits
(b) Brown potatoes
(c) Grits
(d) Fried chicken

4. What does Lester Ballard do while having sex with the dead girl?
(a) Cries
(b) Whispers in her ear
(c) Laughs
(d) Sings along with the radio

5. What does Mrs. Walker hand off to the Sheriff?
(a) A rifle
(b) A bible
(c) Mail
(d) Sandwiches

Short Answer Questions

1. Who punched Lester Ballard unconscious at the auction?

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

3. Why did the young Lester Ballard beat up the Finney boy?

4. What does the anonymous driver by Lester's house toss out of his car window?

5. What warning is the speaker given by the animal's owner before beginning the boxing match?

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