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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the grocer, how long will it take Ballard to pay off his debt at the present rate?
(a) 105 years
(b) 94 years
(c) 178 years
(d) 131 years

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

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

5. How does the Sheriff travel around the town in Chapter 45 (pp. 160-168)?
(a) A police cruiser
(b) By helicopter
(c) A rowboat
(d) On foot

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

7. What animals mill about the stream that passes through Ballard's cave?
(a) Moles
(b) Goby fish
(c) Crawfish
(d) Bats

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

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

10. What food does Ballard buy in the general store on the other side of the mountain?
(a) Beek jerky
(b) Trail mix
(c) A cake
(d) Potato chips

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

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

13. How are the two dead people in the car positioned when Ballard discovers them?
(a) The are seated next to each other in the front seats
(b) The woman is straddling the man
(c) They lie in a spooning position in the back
(d) The man lies on top of the woman

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

15. What does Ballard wear around his feet on his mountain trek?
(a) Cloth sacks and twine
(b) Plastic bags
(c) Animal skins
(d) Towels and duct tape

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what group did the White Caps splinter?

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

4. What is Ballard approaching a the beginning of Chapter 43 (pp. 149-153)?

5. Which of the following is not something Ballard salvages from the fire?

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