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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I, 61 - 85.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ballard find in the boards of the house his first night there?
(a) A boar's skull
(b) Termites
(c) A black snake
(d) A possum

2. Where does Ballard's friend's daughter go when she leaves the house?
(a) The outhouse
(b) Ballard's friend's truck
(c) The bus
(d) The woods

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

4. What does the speaker in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) box at a carnival?
(a) A bear
(b) A burro
(c) A gorilla
(d) A kangaroo

5. Where is the man in the cell opposite of Ballard from?
(a) Lexington, Kentucky
(b) Gadsden, Alabama
(c) Macon, Georgia
(d) Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lester Ballard kick one night that hurts his foot?

3. Which of the following is listed as Lester Ballard's lineage?

4. On what structure is the flapping door that Ballard hears on the highway?

5. What food is Ballard's friend's wife making while he waits?

(see the answer key)

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