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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trait does Silas finally decide in Chapter 10 is the thing his mother had always told him was "missing out of" (155) him?
(a) Courage.
(b) Grace.
(c) Pride.
(d) Confidence.

2. In what sport had Silas been a star at the time when he met Cindy?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Diving.
(c) Racquetball.
(d) Swimming.

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

4. In what city had Silas spent his early childhood before moving south with his mother?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Denver.
(d) Detroit.

5. Before his death, M and M had been known to local authorities as what type of criminal?
(a) A money launderer.
(b) A confidence trickster.
(c) A bank robber.
(d) A drug dealer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has a habit of spying on Cindy Walker as she sunbathes on her deck?

2. The vines and weeds encroaching upon the cabin in the woods are said to resemble what type of creature?

3. What lack does Silas feel deeply as he walks home in the dark from Larry's house the only time he goes there during his adolescence?

4. The caller on the answering machine message says that at the time of the call, it is the morning of which day of the week?

5. What object does Larry come home to find "waiting" in his house in the first sentence of the novel?

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