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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. Which of the following is listed as Lester Ballard's lineage?
(a) Saxon and Celtic
(b) Celtic and Negro
(c) Scottish and Navajo
(d) Cherokee and Negro

2. Where is the car that the The Sheriff and his Deputy inspect at the beginning of this section?
(a) A ravine
(b) The side of the road
(c) Inside a storefront
(d) Being dragged from the river

3. How much money does Ballard eventually get for all of his watches?
(a) Eight dollars
(b) Twenty-one dollars
(c) Fourteen dollars
(d) Seventeen dollars

4. Under what animal does the Thantham boy build a fire?
(a) A mule
(b) A steer
(c) A horse
(d) An ox

5. Which of the following is not something Ballard salvages from the fire?
(a) His rifle
(b) The woman's body
(c) His cookware
(d) His mattress

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the young Lester Ballard beat up the Finney boy?

2. To what are the musicians and auctioneer compared at the end of Act 1?

3. Which of the following is not something that happens in the melee in the police station?

4. Which of the following is not something that Ballard takes with him from the car?

5. When does Ballard deposit the dead man when he moves him away from the girl?

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