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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Ballard offer to show the Sheriff when they take him away?
(a) A body
(b) His rifle
(c) The path
(d) His buttocks
2. What food is Ballard's friend's wife making while he waits?
(a) Brown potatoes
(b) Biscuits
(c) Fried chicken
(d) Grits
3. What does the "Sevier County pocketknife society" do at their meetings outside the police station?
(a) Discuss knife-related issues
(b) Whittle
(c) Trade knives
(d) Sharpen blades
4. What warning is the speaker given by the animal's owner before beginning the boxing match?
(a) Don't hit him too hard
(b) Don't let up
(c) Don't make any sudden moves
(d) Don't turn your back on him
5. What does Ballard offer to trade Fred Kirby for a jar of whiskey?
(a) His rifle
(b) A lady's dress
(c) A string of rabbits
(d) A pocketknife
6. What is the name of the black boy in the car outside Lester's house?
(a) Joe
(b) David
(c) Bobby
(d) Nick
7. What is the name of Bill Parsons' sick old bird dog?
(a) Jumper
(b) Suzie
(c) Spot
(d) Betsy
8. What free gifts are being handed out at the auction?
(a) Arrow heads
(b) Toy cars
(c) Silver dollars
(d) Ball caps
9. How much does the blacksmith charge to sharpen and repair Ballard's axe?
(a) Two dollars
(b) One dollar
(c) Four dollars
(d) Seven dollars
10. What noise keeps Lester Ballard awake at night?
(a) Howling dogs
(b) Chirping crickets
(c) Passing cars
(d) Shouting of teenagers in the woods
11. What is the sleeping woman wearing when Ballard finds her?
(a) Pajamas
(b) Nothing
(c) A gown
(d) A sweatsuit
12. Why does Ballard make so much noise at the church?
(a) He has a panic attack
(b) He is asleep
(c) He wants to disturb the sermon
(d) He has a cold
13. What is Lester Ballard's only food for dinner on his first night in his new house?
(a) Potatoes
(b) Squirrel
(c) Carrots
(d) A chocolate bar
14. How many births did the Dumpkeeper's daughters have last summer?
(a) Two
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Three
15. In Chapter 21 (pp. 66-67) what drifts into Ballard's shack through the breaks in the wall?
(a) Leaves
(b) Rain
(c) Snow
(d) Dust
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lester Ballard bring with him to the auction?
2. Which of the following is not something that happens in the melee in the police station?
3. What heavy object does Lester lug up to his new house on the first day?
4. To what animal are the Dumpkeeper's daughters regularly compared?
5. What does Ballard find in the boards of the house his first night there?
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