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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ballard approaching a the beginning of Chapter 43 (pp. 149-153)?
(a) The police station
(b) A pickup truck
(c) His cave
(d) Greer's house

2. What flourishes are on the panties that Ballard buys?
(a) Paisley patterns
(b) Bows
(c) Polka dots
(d) Lace frills

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

4. Where is Ralph when Ballard shows up at his house?
(a) At the store
(b) Fishing
(c) In Illinois
(d) At church

5. What sound does Ballard hear in the distance as he walks through the woods in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?
(a) An axe chopping
(b) A siren
(c) A scream
(d) Dogs barking

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

7. How many daughters are still living with the Dumpkeeper?
(a) Four
(b) One
(c) None
(d) Three

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

9. Which of the following is not among the items that Ballard purchases at the grocer's?
(a) Can's of beans
(b) Loaves of bread
(c) Vienna sausages
(d) Chewing tobacco

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

11. Which of the following does Ballard not lose while crossing the creek?
(a) His rifle
(b) His stuffed tiger
(c) His victim's clothes
(d) His teddy bears

12. Where does Ballard have sex with the newly killed girl?
(a) On the side of the road
(b) In the woods
(c) In the bed of the truck
(d) In his cave

13. How many bodies are in the car the Sheriff inspects?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) None
(d) Two

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ballard have hanging from his belt at the beginning of this section?

2. About what do the Sheriff and the Deputy question Ballard?

3. What does Ballard do in the Spring?

4. What does Ballard Leave outside when he goes into Ralph's house?

5. Who comes to Ballard's shack the day after he finds the dead girl?

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