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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what item does Silas stare as he listens to the answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) The stained counter tops he has been meaning to replace.
(b) The bare walls he had been meaning to decorate.
(c) The shag rug he has been meaning to rip up.
(d) The empty room he had been meaning to populate with furniture.

2. What action does Silas take before beginning the day's investigation at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) He sweeps the floor of Town Hall.
(b) He eats breakfast at the diner.
(c) He picks up his dry cleaning.
(d) He picks Miss Voncille up from the hairdresser.

3. What is the name of the nursing home in which Larry's mother Ina lives?
(a) Forest Grove.
(b) Shady Pines.
(c) River Acres.
(d) Shady Acres.

4. What type of sex does Wallace Stringfellow say sometimes women need in order to "show em who daddy is" (179)?
(a) Meditative.
(b) Anal.
(c) Oral.
(d) Tantric.

5. What position does Silas's girlfriend Angie hold?
(a) Bartender.
(b) Dental hygienist.
(c) Bookkeeper.
(d) Emergency Medical Technician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Silas reflect upon as he searches Larry's shop in Chapter 6?

2. What is peculiar about the phone bill Silas finds in Larry's house?

3. From what location does Silas gather items such as broken glass, molds made from tire tracks, and a piece of a marijuana cigarette?

4. In what way is Silas associated with the dead man he has found in the swamp when the narrative first introduces him?

5. Into whom does Silas run one night when he is having drinks by himself at the bar called The Bus?

(see the answer key)

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