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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 was the nameless boy in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) putting in pigeons to make it appear that he was shooting them?
(a) Rice
(b) Firecrackers
(c) Helium
(d) Baking soda

2. What does the "Sevier County pocketknife society" do at their meetings outside the police station?
(a) Discuss knife-related issues
(b) Whittle
(c) Sharpen blades
(d) Trade knives

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

4. Where does Garfuzzle tell Ballard that the Sleeping Woman has gone?
(a) To the police
(b) Out of town
(c) To the Dumpkeeper
(d) To the church

5. What is the name of Bill Parsons' sick old bird dog?
(a) Jumper
(b) Betsy
(c) Suzie
(d) Spot

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lester Ballard's friend Darfuzzle speaks in a garbled way?

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

3. What animal does Ballard try to shoot while kneeling by the creek?

4. What color underwear does the Dumpkeeper's blonde daughter wear on Saturdays?

5. How did Lester Ballard's father die?

(see the answer key)

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