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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 is the last thing that Ballard carries to his new cave?
(a) His mattress
(b) His cookware
(c) His clothing
(d) A corpse

2. Which of the following is not among the items that Ballard purchases at the grocer's?
(a) Chewing tobacco
(b) Vienna sausages
(c) Can's of beans
(d) Loaves of bread

3. Which of the following is not something Ballard salvages from the fire?
(a) His mattress
(b) His cookware
(c) The woman's body
(d) His rifle

4. What does Ballard mix with the squirrels to make a stew?
(a) Carrots
(b) Turnips
(c) Potatoes
(d) Lard

5. Who comes to Ballard's shack the day after he finds the dead girl?
(a) The Sheriff
(b) A surveyor
(c) Two boys
(d) The Dumpkeeper

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy do to precipitate Ballard's shooting him?

2. Which star cluster does Ballard look upon from his cave after returning to the mountain?

3. How many bodies are in the car the Sheriff inspects?

4. Which of the following does Ballard not lose while crossing the creek?

5. Which of the following is not an animal listed as a cohabitant of the woods with Ballard?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Ballard spooked by his own footprints?

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

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

5. Describe Ballard's appearance at the end of this section.

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

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

8. What does Ballard find in the running car on the side of the road?

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

10. Why does Ballard go to Blount County?

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