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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does the novel begin?
(a) December.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) September.

2. What law enforcement position does Silas hold in town?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Solicitor.
(c) Constable.
(d) Bail bondsman.

3. What is peculiar about the phone bill Silas finds in Larry's house?
(a) The phone bill is in Cecil Walker's name.
(b) Every call is made from the same number to Larry's number.
(c) The phone bill is in Tina Rutherford's name.
(d) There are no outgoing calls listed.

4. What does Silas discover underneath the place where his bed had used to be within the cabin in the woods?
(a) A mask.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A wig.
(d) A grave.

5. In which community had M and M lived before his death?
(a) Arlos.
(b) Chabot.
(c) Amos.
(d) Meridian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is it from Larry's house to the house of his nearest neighbor?

2. Silas says that Larry had always had a particular affinity for what type of creature?

3. In addition to being drunk on beer and high on marijuana, what third drug has Wallace Stringfellow added to the mix the night he was thrown out of Larry's house?

4. Wallace Stringfellow says that he had enjoyed listening to what sound as a child?

5. When Silas and his mother Alice had been forced to move, which direction had she told Silas they would need to go in order to end up with people she knew?

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