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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, 145 - 168.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ballard abruptly stop having sex with the dead girl?
(a) He cannot maintain an erection
(b) He is caught by the police
(c) It starts to rain heavily
(d) He hears the truck drive away

2. When does Ballard deposit the dead man when he moves him away from the girl?
(a) The floor of the car
(b) Underneath the car
(c) The trunk of the car
(d) A ditch beside the car

3. Where does Ballard leave his rifle before going into the town on the other side of the mountain?
(a) In the undercarriage of an abandoned car
(b) In a tree
(c) Under a bridge
(d) Inside some bushes

4. According to the grocer, how long will it take Ballard to pay off his debt at the present rate?
(a) 94 years
(b) 178 years
(c) 131 years
(d) 105 years

5. Where does Ballard have sex with the newly killed girl?
(a) In the woods
(b) In the bed of the truck
(c) In his cave
(d) On the side of the road

Short Answer Questions

1. Who punched Lester Ballard unconscious at the auction?

2. What is the sleeping woman wearing when Ballard finds her?

3. About what do the Sheriff and the Deputy question Ballard?

4. What does the boy do to precipitate Ballard's shooting him?

5. What animal are the hounds chasing in Chapter 22 (pp. 68-69)?

(see the answer key)

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