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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. How did Lester Ballard's father die?
(a) He hanged himself
(b) He died fighting in the war
(c) He died of cancer
(d) He died in a car crash

2. On what structure is the flapping door that Ballard hears on the highway?
(a) A tool shed
(b) A mac truck
(c) A water tower
(d) A hen-house

3. What is the Dumpkeeper's name?
(a) Silas
(b) Reubel
(c) Ezekial
(d) Tobin

4. Where does the auctioneer give his pitch?
(a) A makeshift stage
(b) A stack of hay bales
(c) The front porch of the house
(d) The bed of a truck

5. What does the sleeping woman throw at Ballard?
(a) A rock
(b) Her shoe
(c) A stick
(d) An apple

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the blonde daughter doing when Ballard approaches her?

3. Which of the following is not one of the terms townspeople assign to Ballard at the end of this section?

4. Which of the following is not among the refuse of the dump?

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

(see the answer key)

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