View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. What free gifts are being handed out at the auction?
(a) Silver dollars
(b) Arrow heads
(c) Toy cars
(d) Ball caps

3. What does Lester Ballard bring with him to the auction?
(a) His rifle
(b) His dog
(c) His hunting knife
(d) His deed

4. To what does McCarthy compare Darfuzzle and Ballard squatting on the porch?
(a) Toads
(b) Umpires
(c) Gargoyles
(d) Gorillas

5. Which of the following is not one of the terms townspeople assign to Ballard at the end of this section?
(a) Lean
(b) Mad
(c) Alcoholic
(d) Bitter

6. Which of the following is not a charge that has been lodged against Ballard?
(a) Assault and battery
(b) Rape
(c) Lewdness toward a minor
(d) Public drunkeness

7. To what animal are the Dumpkeeper's daughters regularly compared?
(a) Does
(b) Cats
(c) Snakes
(d) Lizards

8. Where does Ballard figure John goes after leaving jail?
(a) He does not know
(b) Back home
(c) To execution
(d) To county prison

9. How much money does the blonde daughter demand of Ballard to show him her breasts?
(a) One dollar
(b) Twenty-five cents
(c) Ten cents
(d) Fifty cents

10. At the beginning of Chapter 9 (p. 25), what does Ballard fail to shoot in the woods?
(a) A bird
(b) A squirrel
(c) A deer
(d) A rat

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

12. What type of bird does Ballard chase down while walking to a friend's house?
(a) A robin
(b) A dove
(c) A lark
(d) A pigeon

13. Which of the following is not listed among the disabled child's playthings?
(a) Cockroaches
(b) Rats
(c) Spiders
(d) Food tins

14. What is Lester Ballard's only food for dinner on his first night in his new house?
(a) Squirrel
(b) Potatoes
(c) Carrots
(d) A chocolate bar

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Fate inspect the car with the couple in the story of Chapter 15 (pp.44-45)?

2. What color does the smith say the blade should turn in the second heat?

3. What does Lester Ballard kick one night that hurts his foot?

4. What words does John sing from his cell regularly?

5. Why can the boy in the car not find his wallet when Fate asks for it?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 413 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample