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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 season is setting in in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?
(a) Autumn
(b) Winter
(c) Spring
(d) Summer

2. Where does Ballard leave his rifle before going into the town on the other side of the mountain?
(a) In the undercarriage of an abandoned car
(b) Under a bridge
(c) In a tree
(d) Inside some bushes

3. 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) Puts her on ice
(c) Hoists her to the attic
(d) Disguises her as a pile of rags

4. Where does Ballard figure John goes after leaving jail?
(a) Back home
(b) To county prison
(c) He does not know
(d) To execution

5. What is the name of the church that Lester goes to in Chapter 10 (pp. 31-32)?
(a) Sevier Church
(b) Silverlake Church
(c) Salvation Church
(d) Sixmile Church

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nameless boy in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) putting in pigeons to make it appear that he was shooting them?

2. To what animal are the Dumpkeeper's daughters regularly compared?

3. What animal are the hounds chasing in Chapter 22 (pp. 68-69)?

4. What is the sleeping woman wearing when Ballard finds her?

5. What does Ballard leave in Ralph's house when he burns it down?

(see the answer key)

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