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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Dumpkeeper and Lester Ballard drink together?
(a) Popskull whiskey
(b) Everclear
(c) Moonshine
(d) Pure mash whiskey

2. What does Ballard offer to trade Fred Kirby for a jar of whiskey?
(a) His rifle
(b) A string of rabbits
(c) A lady's dress
(d) A pocketknife

3. What type of fish is Ballard looking for in the creek in late summer?
(a) Bass
(b) Trout
(c) Bluegill
(d) Catfish

4. Where does Ballard's friend's daughter go when she leaves the house?
(a) Ballard's friend's truck
(b) The woods
(c) The outhouse
(d) The bus

5. On what structure is the flapping door that Ballard hears on the highway?
(a) A mac truck
(b) A tool shed
(c) A water tower
(d) A hen-house

6. Who finally subdues the Sleeping Woman at the police station?
(a) Ballard
(b) Fate
(c) The Sheriff
(d) The Deputy

7. Where does Garfuzzle tell Ballard that the Sleeping Woman has gone?
(a) To the church
(b) To the police
(c) Out of town
(d) To the Dumpkeeper

8. Where does Ballard look at wanted posters?
(a) The city jail
(b) The post office
(c) The park bulletin board
(d) The library

9. What plastic animals are used in the first game that Ballard plays at the fair?
(a) Mice
(b) Ducks
(c) Bears
(d) Fish

10. What is the name of the church that Lester goes to in Chapter 10 (pp. 31-32)?
(a) Sixmile Church
(b) Silverlake Church
(c) Sevier Church
(d) Salvation Church

11. What is the name of Bill Parsons' sick old bird dog?
(a) Suzie
(b) Spot
(c) Betsy
(d) Jumper

12. What food is Ballard's friend's wife making while he waits?
(a) Grits
(b) Biscuits
(c) Brown potatoes
(d) Fried chicken

13. What is the name of the black boy in the car outside Lester's house?
(a) Nick
(b) Bobby
(c) David
(d) Joe

14. What does the "Sevier County pocketknife society" do at their meetings outside the police station?
(a) Sharpen blades
(b) Discuss knife-related issues
(c) Whittle
(d) Trade knives

15. What words does John sing from his cell regularly?
(a) Swing low
(b) No woman
(c) Fly home
(d) Oh Lordie

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blacksmith do with the axe-blade after cooling the metal?

2. What heavy object does Lester lug up to his new house on the first day?

3. What was the nameless boy in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) putting in pigeons to make it appear that he was shooting them?

4. Under what animal does the Thantham boy build a fire?

5. What is the first prize that Ballard wins at the fair?

(see the answer keys)

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