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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. Who stares after Lester as he leaves town?
(a) The Sleeping Woman
(b) The Sheriff
(c) Fate
(d) The Deputy

2. What does the child do to Ballard's gift?
(a) Snaps its neck
(b) Smashes it
(c) Sets it free
(d) Chews its legs off

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

4. What type of bird does Ballard chase down while walking to a friend's house?
(a) A dove
(b) A pigeon
(c) A robin
(d) A lark

5. What dry, tasteless food does Ballard cook over an open flame in his shack in Chapter 21(pp. 66-67)?
(a) Green beans
(b) Potatoes
(c) Connbread
(d) Wild mushrooms

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Ballard's friend's daughter go when she leaves the house?

3. In Chapter 12 (pp. 35-36), how does Ballard remove the cow's head?

4. Who finally subdues the Sleeping Woman at the police station?

5. Of what does the sleeping woman smell?

(see the answer key)

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