View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strikes Ballard as he crosses the rushing creek?
(a) A log
(b) A dead boar
(c) A rock
(d) A piece of a tractor

2. What does Mrs. Walker hand off to the Sheriff?
(a) Mail
(b) Sandwiches
(c) A bible
(d) A rifle

3. What was stolen from Fate during the night?
(a) Money
(b) His car
(c) Some guns
(d) His books

4. As Ballard busies himself in the woods, who does he imagine speaking to?
(a) The Sheriff
(b) His father
(c) Greer
(d) The dead girl from the car

5. What animal is living in a car outside the Dumpkeeper's house?
(a) A turkey
(b) A racoon
(c) A tabby cat
(d) A fox

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ballard approaching a the beginning of Chapter 43 (pp. 149-153)?

2. What does Ballard leave in Ralph's house when he burns it down?

3. What does Ballard eat on his journey over the mountain?

4. Where does Ballard shoot the girl in Chapter 43 (pp. 149-153)?

5. What does Ballard do in the Spring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ballard realize about the Ralph's idiot baby?

2. Where does Ballard settle at the end of Chapter 30 (pp. 106-108)?

3. Describe Ballard's second interview by the police.

4. What does Ballard do at his old property, now Greer's?

5. In what state is the town in this section?

6. What crime problem is the Sheriff facing in this section?

7. Why does Ballard return several times to the idling car?

8. Describe the story Fate tells about the 1899 hanging.

9. What happens to Ballard when he tries to cross the creek?

10. How were the White Caps run out of Sevier?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 820 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample