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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. How many rooms is Lester Ballard's new house?
(a) One
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Two

2. To what are the musicians and auctioneer compared at the end of Act 1?
(a) The pied piper and his rats
(b) A shooting gallery
(c) A band of thieves
(d) A line of fence posts

3. What animal are the hounds chasing in Chapter 22 (pp. 68-69)?
(a) A fox
(b) A boar
(c) A deer
(d) A mallard

4. What is the blonde daughter doing when Ballard approaches her?
(a) Bathing
(b) Hanging up wash
(c) Getting drunk
(d) Cooking lunch

5. What does Lester burn in the hearth to start a fire?
(a) Lighter fluid
(b) A kerosene-soaked rag
(c) A rag doll
(d) Newspaper

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the man in the cell opposite of Ballard from?

2. What color does the smith say the blade should turn in the second heat?

3. What does Gresham sing when they bury his wife?

4. What is the name of the black boy in the car outside Lester's house?

5. According to Ballard, what are the causes of all trouble in life?

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