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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I , 44 - 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Under what animal does the Thantham boy build a fire?
(a) A steer
(b) A horse
(c) An ox
(d) A mule

3. What heavy object does Lester lug up to his new house on the first day?
(a) A mattress
(b) A wheelbarrow full of bricks
(c) A body
(d) A ream of carpet

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9 (p. 25), what does Ballard fail to shoot in the woods?
(a) A bird
(b) A squirrel
(c) A deer
(d) A rat

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to CB, what might not be worth fifty cents in a year?

2. What is the Dumpkeeper's name?

3. Which of the following is not a name listed as one of the Dumpkeeper's daughters

4. Where does the auctioneer give his pitch?

5. Which of the following is not a charge that has been lodged against Ballard?

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