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

3. What is the blonde daughter doing when Ballard approaches her?
(a) Getting drunk
(b) Cooking lunch
(c) Hanging up wash
(d) Bathing

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

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

6. Where is Ballard when he finds a woman sleeping under a tree?
(a) The dump
(b) His old property
(c) Frog Mountain
(d) Sevier County limits

7. How many births did the Dumpkeeper's daughters have last summer?
(a) Two
(b) Five
(c) Three
(d) Six

8. What animal are the hounds chasing in Chapter 22 (pp. 68-69)?
(a) A mallard
(b) A fox
(c) A boar
(d) A deer

9. What does Ballard call the present he brings his friend's child?
(a) A playpretty
(b) A bauble
(c) A gifty
(d) A doodad

10. To what are the musicians and auctioneer compared at the end of Act 1?
(a) A shooting gallery
(b) A line of fence posts
(c) A band of thieves
(d) The pied piper and his rats

11. What does Ballard offer to show the Sheriff when they take him away?
(a) His buttocks
(b) His rifle
(c) The path
(d) A body

12. What does Ballard's friend's wife bring Ballard while he waits for her husband?
(a) Coffee
(b) Cornbread
(c) Water
(d) Whiskey

13. 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

14. Why does Ballard make so much noise at the church?
(a) He has a panic attack
(b) He wants to disturb the sermon
(c) He is asleep
(d) He has a cold

15. Why can the boy in the car not find his wallet when Fate asks for it?
(a) His wallet was stolen
(b) He is not wearing pants
(c) He is blind
(d) He is a derelict and stole the car