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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the young Lester Ballard beat up the Finney boy?
(a) Finney stole his lunch
(b) Finney called him a name
(c) Finney would not fetch his ball
(d) Finney was black

2. What animal does Ballard try to shoot while kneeling by the creek?
(a) A cow
(b) A bird
(c) A racoon
(d) A fish

3. What dry, tasteless food does Ballard cook over an open flame in his shack in Chapter 21(pp. 66-67)?
(a) Wild mushrooms
(b) Potatoes
(c) Green beans
(d) Connbread

4. Who punched Lester Ballard unconscious at the auction?
(a) Greer
(b) C.B.
(c) Buster
(d) Sheriff Wade

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

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

7. What heavy object does Lester lug up to his new house on the first day?
(a) A mattress
(b) A wheelbarrow full of bricks
(c) A ream of carpet
(d) A body

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

9. How much does the blacksmith charge to sharpen and repair Ballard's axe?
(a) Four dollars
(b) Seven dollars
(c) One dollar
(d) Two dollars

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

11. 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

12. According to CB, what might not be worth fifty cents in a year?
(a) An acre of land
(b) A war bond
(c) A dollar
(d) A diamond

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

14. What work did Ballard do to make money to buy his rifle?
(a) Plowing fields
(b) Digging a ditch
(c) Restocking the general store
(d) Setting fence posts

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bill Parsons' sick old bird dog?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9 (p. 25), what does Ballard fail to shoot in the woods?

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

4. What is the blonde daughter doing when Ballard approaches her?

5. Of what does the sleeping woman smell?

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