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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. What does the child do to Ballard's gift?
(a) Sets it free
(b) Smashes it
(c) Snaps its neck
(d) Chews its legs off

2. What does Lester burn in the hearth to start a fire?
(a) A rag doll
(b) Newspaper
(c) Lighter fluid
(d) A kerosene-soaked rag

3. What does Gresham sing when they bury his wife?
(a) Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!
(b) Camptown Ladies
(c) Gaily the Trombadour
(d) The Chickenshit Blues

4. How many days is Ballard kept in jail?
(a) Nine
(b) Three
(c) Seven
(d) Five

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9 (p. 25), what does Ballard fail to shoot in the woods?
(a) A rat
(b) A deer
(c) A bird
(d) A squirrel

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Garfuzzle tell Ballard that the Sleeping Woman has gone?

2. What does Ballard offer to show the Sheriff when they take him away?

3. Where does Ballard figure John goes after leaving jail?

4. Why does Ballard make so much noise at the church?

5. What is the name of Bill Parsons' sick old bird dog?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lester's new home.

3. Why does Ballard abruptly leave the Dumpkeeper's house in Chapter 16?

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

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

6. Why does Ballard tear the head off of Squire Helton's cow?

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

8. What do the Dumpkeeper and Ballard do on their days together?

9. What news does Darfuzzle give Ballard?

10. Describe the Dumpkeeper's situation at home.

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