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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Larry discovers who the intruder is in his barn, what is NOT a quality of the intruder?
(a) He is skinny.
(b) He has a dark beard.
(c) He is young.
(d) He has blond hair.

2. Whose criminal arrest had led to the urgent need for Silas and his mother's relocation?
(a) Silas's mother Alice.
(b) Silas's uncle.
(c) Silas's brother.
(d) The boyfriend of Silas's mother Alice.

3. Part Two , Chapter 6 depicts the time of Silas's life when he had been what age?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

4. What type of creature is tied up outside of Wallace Stringfellow's house when Silas arrives?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A dog.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A bobcat.

5. Chapter 10 shifts back and forth throughout which time periods in the novel?
(a) The present and the past.
(b) The present and the future.
(c) The distant past and the recent past.
(d) The past and the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pretense does Wallace Stringfellow use when he approaches Larry's door?

2. Wallace Stringfellow admits during one visit to Larry's house all but which of the following things?

3. What trait does Silas finally decide in Chapter 10 is the thing his mother had always told him was "missing out of" (155) him?

4. How long after Silas is warned about his relationship with Cindy does she disappear?

5. For what reason is Lolly absent on the day when Silas visits Wallace Stringfellow's house?

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