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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. 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

2. Of what does the sleeping woman smell?
(a) Perfume
(b) Blood
(c) Whiskey
(d) Feces

3. Where does Ballard's friend's daughter go when she leaves the house?
(a) The bus
(b) The outhouse
(c) Ballard's friend's truck
(d) The woods

4. Why does Ballard make so much noise at the church?
(a) He has a panic attack
(b) He has a cold
(c) He is asleep
(d) He wants to disturb the sermon

5. Who punched Lester Ballard unconscious at the auction?
(a) C.B.
(b) Buster
(c) Sheriff Wade
(d) Greer

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the man in the cell opposite of Ballard from?

2. In Chapter 21 (pp. 66-67) what drifts into Ballard's shack through the breaks in the wall?

3. What does Gresham sing when they bury his wife?

4. What dry, tasteless food does Ballard cook over an open flame in his shack in Chapter 21(pp. 66-67)?

5. What work did Ballard do to make money to buy his rifle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Deputy's plans for the day change in Chapter 17 (pp. 48-49)?

2. Describe the scene created by McCarthy at the beginning of the novel.

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

4. Describe the Dumpkeeper's situation at home.

5. Describe the man in the cell across from Ballard's.

6. What does the disfigured child do to Ballard's gift?

7. How is Lester Ballard's neck injured?

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

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

10. What statement does the Sheriff make to Ballard after he is released?

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