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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. How many births did the Dumpkeeper's daughters have last summer?
(a) Three
(b) Six
(c) Two
(d) Five

2. What does Ballard do with the girl's body at the end of Chapter 27 (pp. 93-95)?
(a) Buries her behind the house
(b) Disguises her as a pile of rags
(c) Puts her on ice
(d) Hoists her to the attic

3. How much money does Ballard ask the group of men for all of his watches?
(a) Twelve dollars
(b) Fifteen Dollars
(c) Nine dollars
(d) Eighteen dollars

4. Where is the man in the cell opposite of Ballard from?
(a) Pine Bluff, Arkansas
(b) Gadsden, Alabama
(c) Lexington, Kentucky
(d) Macon, Georgia

5. What is the first prize that Ballard wins at the fair?
(a) A goldfish
(b) A toy guitar
(c) A teddy bear
(d) A stuffed tiger

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of bird does Ballard chase down while walking to a friend's house?

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

3. How many daughters does the Dumpkeeper have?

4. Which of the following is not something that Ballard does to the woman's body the night after his shopping excursion?

5. What food is Ballard's friend's wife making while he waits?

(see the answer key)

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