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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 is Ralph when Ballard shows up at his house?
(a) Fishing
(b) In Illinois
(c) At church
(d) At the store

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

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

4. What sound does Ballard hear in the distance as he walks through the woods in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?
(a) An axe chopping
(b) Dogs barking
(c) A siren
(d) A scream

5. What does Ballard leave on his mattress?
(a) His rifle
(b) His cookware
(c) Ralph's daughter's body
(d) His stuffed animals

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ballard Leave outside when he goes into Ralph's house?

2. In what year was Fate born?

3. What season is setting in in Chapter 39 (pp. 136-137)?

4. What does Ballard ask Ralph's daughter to do?

5. What does Ballard do with the girl's body at the end of Chapter 27 (pp. 93-95)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ballard subsist as the harsh winter descends?

2. Describe the inside of Ballard's cave.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Ballard go to Blount County?

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