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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. Why does Ballard abruptly stop having sex with the dead girl?
(a) He hears the truck drive away
(b) He is caught by the police
(c) It starts to rain heavily
(d) He cannot maintain an erection
2. What does the boy do to precipitate Ballard's shooting him?
(a) Running
(b) Shouting for help
(c) Turning his ignition
(d) Punching Ballard
3. Which of the following is not something that Ballard does to the woman's body the night after his shopping excursion?
(a) Puts lipstick on her
(b) Washes her with hot water
(c) Brushes her hair
(d) Dresses her up
4. Where is the car that the The Sheriff and his Deputy inspect at the beginning of this section?
(a) The side of the road
(b) Inside a storefront
(c) Being dragged from the river
(d) A ravine
5. Where does Ballard shoot the girl in Chapter 43 (pp. 149-153)?
(a) Her chest
(b) Her head
(c) Her neck
(d) Her stomach
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ballard initially forget when he leaves the car?
2. What season is setting in in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?
3. What sound does Ballard hear in the distance as he walks through the woods in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?
4. What does Ballard wear around his feet on his mountain trek?
5. Where is Ralph's daughter when Ballard shoots her?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ballard decide to move the dead girl's body to an upper room?
2. In what state is the town in this section?
3. How does Ballard react to Ralph's daughter's rejection of his advances?
4. What crime problem is the Sheriff facing in this section?
5. What imaginary conversations does Ballard have in the woods?
6. What point does Mr. Fox make to Ballard about his debt to the grocery?
7. How do the police catch Kirby selling jars of whiskey?
8. What does Ballard find in the running car on the side of the road?
9. Why does Ballard return several times to the idling car?
10. How does Ballard's situation change in this section?
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