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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. The blacksmith warns that if the axe metal turns a certain color, the axe is ruined. What color does he say?
(a) Yellow
(b) Black
(c) Red
(d) White

2. Which of the following is not something that Ballard does to the woman's body the night after his shopping excursion?
(a) Washes her with hot water
(b) Puts lipstick on her
(c) Dresses her up
(d) Brushes her hair

3. Which of the following is not something that Ballard takes with him from the car?
(a) The girl's body
(b) A bottle of whiskey
(c) Money
(d) A pistol

4. What does the speaker in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) box at a carnival?
(a) A bear
(b) A gorilla
(c) A burro
(d) A kangaroo

5. What does Ballard call the present he brings his friend's child?
(a) A gifty
(b) A playpretty
(c) A bauble
(d) A doodad

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals mill about the stream that passes through Ballard's cave?

2. Which of the following is not among the items that Ballard purchases at the grocer's?

3. Which of the following is not among the refuse of the dump?

4. What does Ballard blame for the burning down of his house?

5. What natural disaster besets the area in this section?

(see the answer key)

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