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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) Out of town
(b) To the church
(c) To the Dumpkeeper
(d) To the police

2. What animal does Ballard try to shoot while kneeling by the creek?
(a) A racoon
(b) A bird
(c) A fish
(d) A cow

3. Under what animal does the Thantham boy build a fire?
(a) A mule
(b) A steer
(c) A horse
(d) An ox

4. Which of the following is not listed among the disabled child's playthings?
(a) Cockroaches
(b) Spiders
(c) Rats
(d) Food tins

5. What does Ballard offer to show the Sheriff when they take him away?
(a) His buttocks
(b) A body
(c) The path
(d) His rifle

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lester Ballard's father die?

2. What kind of return does the auctioneer promise on the investment of Ballard's property?

3. What is Lester Ballard's only food for dinner on his first night in his new house?

4. Why did the young Lester Ballard beat up the Finney boy?

5. Who punched Lester Ballard unconscious at the auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lester Ballard.

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

3. What happened to Lester Ballard's parents?

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

5. How is Lester Ballard's neck injured?

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

7. How did Ballard get his rifle?

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

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

10. How does Ballard win three prizes?

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