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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 kind of return does the auctioneer promise on the investment of Ballard's property?
(a) At least twenty percent
(b) At least three percent
(c) At least ten percent
(d) At least sixteen percent

2. What does Lester Ballard kick one night that hurts his foot?
(a) A rock
(b) A car
(c) The house
(d) A dog

3. What free gifts are being handed out at the auction?
(a) Toy cars
(b) Silver dollars
(c) Arrow heads
(d) Ball caps

4. Of what does the sleeping woman smell?
(a) Perfume
(b) Whiskey
(c) Feces
(d) Blood

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the auctioneer give his pitch?

2. How many births did the Dumpkeeper's daughters have last summer?

3. How many rooms is Lester Ballard's new house?

4. Whose house is auctioned at the beginning of the novel?

5. What is Lester Ballard's only food for dinner on his first night in his new house?

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