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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object does Larry lend to Silas without the knowledge of Larry's father?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A musket.
(d) A rifle.

3. For what infraction does Silas stop a motorist in Chapter 8?
(a) Speeding.
(b) Driving with no headlights.
(c) Reckless driving.
(d) Driving a tractor in the middle of the road.

4. What is Larry's favorite genre of fiction?
(a) Horror.
(b) Romance.
(c) Science Fiction.
(d) Mystery.

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?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town does the novel take place?

2. In what state does the narrative take place?

3. What kind of weather is said to have occurred the night before the novel's first events?

4. In which community had M and M lived before his death?

5. How had Larry come to have a date with Cindy?

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