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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III, 169 - 197.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, according to Fate, is the last time the whole town flooded?
(a) 1885
(b) 1943
(c) 1960
(d) 1910

2. To what does the narrator compare the bodies that Ballard has arranged deep in his cave?
(a) Egyptian sarcophagi
(b) Speed bumps
(c) Dead saints
(d) Sleeping campers

3. How many births did the Dumpkeeper's daughters have last summer?
(a) Three
(b) Five
(c) Two
(d) Six

4. Who does Ballard run into while in town?
(a) C.B.
(b) Greer
(c) The Sleeping Woman
(d) The Sheriff

5. Who comes to Ballard's shack the day after he finds the dead girl?
(a) Two boys
(b) The Dumpkeeper
(c) A surveyor
(d) The Sheriff

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only item Ballard has with him in the cave?

2. What color dress does Ballard buy?

3. What does Lester burn in the hearth to start a fire?

4. What sound does Ballard hear in the distance as he walks through the woods in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?

5. What kind of return does the auctioneer promise on the investment of Ballard's property?

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