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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. Where does Garfuzzle tell Ballard that the Sleeping Woman has gone?
(a) To the church
(b) To the Dumpkeeper
(c) To the police
(d) Out of town

2. What is the name of the church that Lester goes to in Chapter 10 (pp. 31-32)?
(a) Sixmile Church
(b) Salvation Church
(c) Silverlake Church
(d) Sevier Church

3. Where does Ballard figure John goes after leaving jail?
(a) To execution
(b) Back home
(c) To county prison
(d) He does not know

4. What is the first prize that Ballard wins at the fair?
(a) A teddy bear
(b) A stuffed tiger
(c) A goldfish
(d) A toy guitar

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does McCarthy compare Darfuzzle and Ballard squatting on the porch?

2. What does the sleeping woman throw at Ballard?

3. What type of bird does Ballard chase down while walking to a friend's house?

4. To what are the musicians and auctioneer compared at the end of Act 1?

5. What noise keeps Lester Ballard awake at night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ballard do on his way to visit his friend?

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

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

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

7. What happened to Lester Ballard's parents?

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

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

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

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