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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which star cluster does Ballard look upon from his cave after returning to the mountain?
(a) Cassiopeia
(b) Pleiades
(c) Cygnus
(d) Orion

2. What is the only thing different about the car when Ballard returns to later in the day?
(a) It is gone
(b) The radio is turned back on
(c) The motor has stopped running
(d) It is empty

3. Where is Ralph's daughter when Ballard shoots her?
(a) In the back yard
(b) In the bathroom
(c) In the front room
(d) In her car

4. What season is setting in in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?
(a) Summer
(b) Spring
(c) Winter
(d) Autumn

5. What is the first thing that Lester Ballard does after returning home with the body?
(a) Makeses lunch
(b) Sleeps
(c) Chops firewood
(d) Undress her

6. Where does Ballard toss his rifle when the Sheriff stops him on the road?
(a) In the bushes
(b) In a creek
(c) Into the road
(d) At the Sheriff's car

7. To what does the narrator compare the bodies that Ballard has arranged deep in his cave?
(a) Egyptian sarcophagi
(b) Sleeping campers
(c) Speed bumps
(d) Dead saints

8. What animal is living in a car outside the Dumpkeeper's house?
(a) A tabby cat
(b) A fox
(c) A racoon
(d) A turkey

9. What does Ballard mix with the squirrels to make a stew?
(a) Lard
(b) Potatoes
(c) Carrots
(d) Turnips

10. What does Ballard steal from Greer's property?
(a) A scythe
(b) A bail of hay
(c) A slaughtered pig
(d) A hen

11. According to Fate, how long does it take a hanged man to die?
(a) About 7 minutes
(b) It is instant
(c) 10-15 minutes
(d) 4-5 minutes

12. Where is the car that the The Sheriff and his Deputy inspect at the beginning of this section?
(a) A ravine
(b) Inside a storefront
(c) The side of the road
(d) Being dragged from the river

13. What does Ballard eat on his journey over the mountain?
(a) Moss
(b) Weeds
(c) Squirrel
(d) Onions

14. What does Ballard leave on his mattress?
(a) His stuffed animals
(b) His cookware
(c) His rifle
(d) Ralph's daughter's body

15. What does Ballard blame for the burning down of his house?
(a) Brush fire outside
(b) The police lighting it purposefully
(c) Cigarette left lit
(d) Sparks from the chimney

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Walker hand off to the Sheriff?

2. What was stolen from Fate during the night?

3. What does Ballard do with the girl's body at the end of Chapter 27 (pp. 93-95)?

4. What strikes Ballard as he crosses the rushing creek?

5. What does Lester intimate to Ralph's daughter?

(see the answer keys)

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