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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 speaker in Chapter 19 (pp. 57-60) box at a carnival?
(a) A gorilla
(b) A burro
(c) A kangaroo
(d) A bear
2. What is Ballard's friend's name?
(a) Jeremiah
(b) Dave
(c) Connor
(d) Ralph
3. At the beginning of Chapter 9 (p. 25), what does Ballard fail to shoot in the woods?
(a) A rat
(b) A squirrel
(c) A bird
(d) A deer
4. How many days is Ballard kept in jail?
(a) Seven
(b) Five
(c) Three
(d) Nine
5. How many daughters does the Dumpkeeper have?
(a) Five
(b) Nine
(c) Three
(d) Twelve
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 21 (pp. 66-67) what drifts into Ballard's shack through the breaks in the wall?
2. What work did Ballard do to make money to buy his rifle?
3. What does the anonymous driver by Lester's house toss out of his car window?
4. Why does Ballard make so much noise at the church?
5. What charge does the Sleeping Woman want to file against Ballard?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the unnamed man in Chapter 5 (pp. 17-18) decide he does not like Lester Ballard?
2. What changes does Ballard undergo in Chapter 14 (pp. 40-43)?
3. Describe the interchange that Ballard has with the Dumpkeeper's blonde daughter.
4. How do the Deputy's plans for the day change in Chapter 17 (pp. 48-49)?
5. What happened to Lester Ballard's parents?
6. Why does Ballard abruptly leave the Dumpkeeper's house in Chapter 16?
7. How did Ballard get his rifle?
8. Describe Lester's new home.
9. Describe the scene created by McCarthy at the beginning of the novel.
10. How does the Sleeping Woman react to Ballard at the police station and what transpires?
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