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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a name listed as one of the Dumpkeeper's daughters
(a) Cornea
(b) Hernia Sue
(c) Urethra
(d) Cerebella

2. Which of the following is not a charge that has been lodged against Ballard?
(a) Lewdness toward a minor
(b) Assault and battery
(c) Rape
(d) Public drunkeness

3. In Chapter 12 (pp. 35-36), how does Ballard remove the cow's head?
(a) A tractor
(b) An axe
(c) A baseball bat
(d) A saw

4. Which of the following is listed as Lester Ballard's lineage?
(a) Scottish and Navajo
(b) Saxon and Celtic
(c) Celtic and Negro
(d) Cherokee and Negro

5. What warning is the speaker given by the animal's owner before beginning the boxing match?
(a) Don't turn your back on him
(b) Don't hit him too hard
(c) Don't make any sudden moves
(d) Don't let up

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house is auctioned at the beginning of the novel?

2. According to Ballard, what are the causes of all trouble in life?

3. Which of the following is not listed among the disabled child's playthings?

4. How many births did the Dumpkeeper's daughters have last summer?

5. On what structure is the flapping door that Ballard hears on the highway?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the unnamed man in Chapter 5 (pp. 17-18) decide he does not like Lester Ballard?

2. How do people react to Ballard in the Six-Mile Church?

3. What deal does Lester Ballard try to broker with Fred Kirby?

4. What process does the blacksmith use to sharpen Ballard's axe head?

5. What does Lester Ballard discover in a car outside his shack one night, and what happens?

6. Explain how the boy that came through town could always shoot birds in the air.

7. How does the Sleeping Woman react to Ballard at the police station and what transpires?

8. Describe the baby of Ballard's friend, Ralph.

9. Why is Lester Ballard ejected from his first game at the carnival?

10. Describe the boxing match that happens at the end of this section.

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