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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 flourishes are on the panties that Ballard buys?
(a) Polka dots
(b) Bows
(c) Lace frills
(d) Paisley patterns

2. How many bodies are in the car the Sheriff inspects?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) None

3. How are the two dead people in the car positioned when Ballard discovers them?
(a) The are seated next to each other in the front seats
(b) They lie in a spooning position in the back
(c) The woman is straddling the man
(d) The man lies on top of the woman

4. Where does Ballard go the morning after his shack burns?
(a) To his old property
(b) Down the highway, hitchiking
(c) Into the town
(d) Up the mountain

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ballard toss his rifle when the Sheriff stops him on the road?

2. About what do the Sheriff and the Deputy question Ballard?

3. What is the only thing different about the car when Ballard returns to later in the day?

4. What was stolen from Fate during the night?

5. When, according to Fate, is the last time the whole town flooded?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ballard go to Blount County?

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

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

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

8. What does Ballard do on his trip into town?

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

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

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