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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 is the last thing that Ballard carries to his new cave?
(a) His cookware
(b) His clothing
(c) A corpse
(d) His mattress

2. How much money does Ballard eventually get for all of his watches?
(a) Seventeen dollars
(b) Twenty-one dollars
(c) Eight dollars
(d) Fourteen dollars

3. Which of the following does Ballard not lose while crossing the creek?
(a) His rifle
(b) His victim's clothes
(c) His stuffed tiger
(d) His teddy bears

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

5. From what group did the White Caps splinter?
(a) The Teamsters
(b) The Ku Klux Klan
(c) The Libertarians
(d) The Panthers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing different about the car when Ballard returns to later in the day?

2. Where does Ballard shoot the girl in Chapter 43 (pp. 149-153)?

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

4. Who does Ballard run into while in town?

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

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