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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what other county does Ballard cross at the beginning of this section?
(a) Lee County
(b) Grainger County
(c) Bowling County
(d) Blount County

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

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

4. Where does Ballard go the morning after his shack burns?
(a) Into the town
(b) To his old property
(c) Up the mountain
(d) Down the highway, hitchiking

5. As Ballard busies himself in the woods, who does he imagine speaking to?
(a) The Sheriff
(b) Greer
(c) His father
(d) The dead girl from the car

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

7. How much money does Ballard owe the grocer?
(a) 58.17
(b) 14.55
(c) 34.19
(d) 22.90

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

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

10. What was stolen from Fate during the night?
(a) Money
(b) His car
(c) His books
(d) Some guns

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ballard leave on his mattress?

3. When, according to Fate, is the last time the whole town flooded?

4. What color dress does Ballard buy?

5. From what group did the White Caps splinter?

(see the answer keys)

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