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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 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. Why does Ballard abruptly stop having sex with the dead girl?
(a) He hears the truck drive away
(b) He cannot maintain an erection
(c) He is caught by the police
(d) It starts to rain heavily

3. Where does Ballard shoot the girl in Chapter 43 (pp. 149-153)?
(a) Her chest
(b) Her neck
(c) Her stomach
(d) Her head

4. What does Ballard do with the girl's body at the end of Chapter 27 (pp. 93-95)?
(a) Puts her on ice
(b) Disguises her as a pile of rags
(c) Buries her behind the house
(d) Hoists her to the attic

5. What natural disaster besets the area in this section?
(a) An earthquake
(b) A wild fire
(c) A flood
(d) A tornado

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the car that the The Sheriff and his Deputy inspect at the beginning of this section?

2. Which of the following is not something that Ballard does to the woman's body the night after his shopping excursion?

3. What is the last thing that Ballard carries to his new cave?

4. What does Ballard blame for the burning down of his house?

5. Where is Ralph when Ballard shows up at his house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ballard's situation change in this section?

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

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

5. How is Ballard spooked by his own footprints?

6. How do the police catch Kirby selling jars of whiskey?

7. What imaginary conversations does Ballard have in the woods?

8. How does Ballard react to Ralph's daughter's rejection of his advances?

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

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

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