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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. What does Lester Ballard kick one night that hurts his foot?
(a) A car
(b) The house
(c) A dog
(d) A rock

2. What animal does Ballard try to shoot while kneeling by the creek?
(a) A racoon
(b) A fish
(c) A bird
(d) A cow

3. How much money does Ballard ask the group of men for all of his watches?
(a) Nine dollars
(b) Fifteen Dollars
(c) Twelve dollars
(d) Eighteen dollars

4. What does Ballard eat on his journey over the mountain?
(a) Moss
(b) Squirrel
(c) Weeds
(d) Onions

5. What is Ballard approaching a the beginning of Chapter 43 (pp. 149-153)?
(a) The police station
(b) His cave
(c) A pickup truck
(d) Greer's house

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does John sing from his cell regularly?

2. Why can the boy in the car not find his wallet when Fate asks for it?

3. The blacksmith warns that if the axe metal turns a certain color, the axe is ruined. What color does he say?

4. Of what does the sleeping woman smell?

5. Who comes to Ballard's shack the day after he finds the dead girl?

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