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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom had Larry sold some of his land in the past, according to documents Silas finds in Larry's house?
(a) The Walkers.
(b) The Rutherfords.
(c) The Joneses.
(d) The Johnsons.

2. What object does Silas like to throw?
(a) A football.
(b) A boomerang.
(c) A racquetball.
(d) A baseball.

3. In what way does Silas respond when he hears the answering machine message?
(a) He returns the call immediately.
(b) He does not return the call.
(c) He returns the call the next day.
(d) He tells French about the message.

4. What method does Carl force Larry and Silas to use in order to decide who gets to keep Carl's rifle?
(a) Guessing a number between one and ten.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Drawing straws.
(d) Foot racing.

5. What name does Carl call Larry during the contest over the rifle?
(a) Milquetoast.
(b) Weakling.
(c) Pansy.
(d) Pantywaist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old had Larry been on the night of his date with Cindy?

2. What object had been in Larry's hand when he had been found?

3. What action ends the friendship between Silas and Larry in their boyhood?

4. Silas explains that he and his classmates had once used Larry for the use of which item, before dropping him again completely?

5. In what town does the novel take place?

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