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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After moving to Frog Mountain, who does Ballard spend many nights watching?
(a) Greer
(b) The Sheriff
(c) The Dumpkeeper's blonde daughter
(d) Ralph's daughter

2. In Ralph's house, what surrounds the stove?
(a) Rings of soot and grease
(b) Wet rages
(c) Cinder blocks
(d) Chickenwire

3. From what group did the White Caps splinter?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan
(b) The Teamsters
(c) The Panthers
(d) The Libertarians

4. What is the last thing that Ballard carries to his new cave?
(a) His clothing
(b) His cookware
(c) His mattress
(d) A corpse

5. Who does Ballard run into while in town?
(a) Greer
(b) C.B.
(c) The Sheriff
(d) The Sleeping Woman

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

7. When does Ballard deposit the dead man when he moves him away from the girl?
(a) The trunk of the car
(b) The floor of the car
(c) Underneath the car
(d) A ditch beside the car

8. Which of the following is not something that Ballard takes with him from the car?
(a) A pistol
(b) A bottle of whiskey
(c) Money
(d) The girl's body

9. When, according to Fate, is the last time the whole town flooded?
(a) 1885
(b) 1910
(c) 1943
(d) 1960

10. Which of the following is not an animal listed as a cohabitant of the woods with Ballard?
(a) Owl
(b) Mice
(c) Fox
(d) Black bear

11. What does Mrs. Walker hand off to the Sheriff?
(a) A bible
(b) Mail
(c) A rifle
(d) Sandwiches

12. What does Lester intimate to Ralph's daughter?
(a) That the disfigured child is hers
(b) That she is a prostitute
(c) That her father touches her
(d) That she wants him

13. What natural disaster besets the area in this section?
(a) An earthquake
(b) A wild fire
(c) A tornado
(d) A flood

14. What does Ballard leave in Ralph's house when he burns it down?
(a) The disfigured child
(b) The daughter's body
(c) His wallet
(d) His rifle

15. How much money does Ballard eventually get for all of his watches?
(a) Twenty-one dollars
(b) Seventeen dollars
(c) Fourteen dollars
(d) Eight dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the car that the The Sheriff and his Deputy inspect at the beginning of this section?

2. What is the name of the owner of the grocer's?

3. How many daughters are still living with the Dumpkeeper?

4. What does the boy do to precipitate Ballard's shooting him?

5. What does Ballard leave on his mattress?

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