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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 the blacksmith do with the axe-blade after cooling the metal?
(a) He throws it out because it's cracked
(b) He fits it for a handle
(c) He polishes it
(d) He grinds it

2. What do the Dumpkeeper and Lester Ballard drink together?
(a) Moonshine
(b) Everclear
(c) Pure mash whiskey
(d) Popskull whiskey

3. What plastic animals are used in the first game that Ballard plays at the fair?
(a) Bears
(b) Ducks
(c) Mice
(d) Fish

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lester Ballard bring with him to the auction?

2. What is the first prize that Ballard wins at the fair?

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

4. What does the anonymous driver by Lester's house toss out of his car window?

5. The blacksmith warns that if the axe metal turns a certain color, the axe is ruined. What color does he say?

(see the answer key)

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