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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I, 25- 44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gresham sing when they bury his wife?
(a) The Chickenshit Blues
(b) Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!
(c) Gaily the Trombadour
(d) Camptown Ladies

2. Who punched Lester Ballard unconscious at the auction?
(a) Sheriff Wade
(b) C.B.
(c) Greer
(d) Buster

3. Which of the following is not one of the terms townspeople assign to Ballard at the end of this section?
(a) Lean
(b) Alcoholic
(c) Mad
(d) Bitter

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

5. Why did the young Lester Ballard beat up the Finney boy?
(a) Finney would not fetch his ball
(b) Finney stole his lunch
(c) Finney called him a name
(d) Finney was black

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the church that Lester goes to in Chapter 10 (pp. 31-32)?

2. What does Ballard find in the boards of the house his first night there?

3. How much money does the blonde daughter demand of Ballard to show him her breasts?

4. Who purchases the auctioned land?

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

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