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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 trade Fred Kirby for a jar of whiskey?
(a) A string of rabbits
(b) A pocketknife
(c) A lady's dress
(d) His rifle

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

3. In Chapter 21 (pp. 66-67) what drifts into Ballard's shack through the breaks in the wall?
(a) Leaves
(b) Dust
(c) Snow
(d) Rain

4. What kind of return does the auctioneer promise on the investment of Ballard's property?
(a) At least sixteen percent
(b) At least twenty percent
(c) At least three percent
(d) At least ten percent

5. Of what does the sleeping woman smell?
(a) Feces
(b) Whiskey
(c) Perfume
(d) Blood

6. What does the child do to Ballard's gift?
(a) Chews its legs off
(b) Snaps its neck
(c) Smashes it
(d) Sets it free

7. What animals do the Dumpkeeper and Ballard shoot together?
(a) Pheasants
(b) Rats
(c) Boars
(d) Dogs

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

9. What is Ballard's friend's name?
(a) Ralph
(b) Connor
(c) Dave
(d) Jeremiah

10. What does Lester burn in the hearth to start a fire?
(a) A rag doll
(b) A kerosene-soaked rag
(c) Lighter fluid
(d) Newspaper

11. What does the anonymous driver by Lester's house toss out of his car window?
(a) A condom wrapper
(b) A cigarette
(c) A beer can
(d) A fast food bag

12. Which of the following is not among the refuse of the dump?
(a) Bicycle parts
(b) Rotted fishing boats
(c) Truck parts
(d) Old water heaters

13. What warning is the speaker given by the animal's owner before beginning the boxing match?
(a) Don't turn your back on him
(b) Don't let up
(c) Don't make any sudden moves
(d) Don't hit him too hard

14. What does Ballard find in the boards of the house his first night there?
(a) Termites
(b) A black snake
(c) A possum
(d) A boar's skull

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ballard's friend's wife bring Ballard while he waits for her husband?

2. What is Lester Ballard's only food for dinner on his first night in his new house?

3. Who purchases the auctioned land?

4. Why can't Fred Kirby find his jar of whiskey?

5. Where does Ballard's friend's daughter go when she leaves the house?

(see the answer keys)

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