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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 offer to show the Sheriff when they take him away?
(a) His rifle
(b) A body
(c) The path
(d) His buttocks

2. Which of the following is not listed among the disabled child's playthings?
(a) Spiders
(b) Cockroaches
(c) Food tins
(d) Rats

3. What is Ballard's friend's name?
(a) Ralph
(b) Jeremiah
(c) Connor
(d) Dave

4. Which of the following is not something that happens in the melee in the police station?
(a) The Sleeping Woman knees Ballard in the groin
(b) Ballard strangles the Sleeping Woman
(c) Ballard stabs the Sleeping Woman with a pen
(d) The Sleeping Woman slaps Ballard's face

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does McCarthy compare Darfuzzle and Ballard squatting on the porch?

3. To what animal are the Dumpkeeper's daughters regularly compared?

4. What does the child do to Ballard's gift?

5. How much does the blacksmith charge to sharpen and repair Ballard's axe?

(see the answer key)

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