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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Silas reflect upon as he searches Larry's shop in Chapter 6?
(a) His mother's funeral.
(b) His graduation from college.
(c) His relationship with Angie.
(d) His graduation from high school.

2. What object had been in Larry's hand when he had been found?
(a) A clothes hanger.
(b) A knife.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A set of keys.

3. In what town does the novel take place?
(a) Reform.
(b) Macon.
(c) Chabot.
(d) Nashville.

4. To whom is Larry planning to bring lunch before he is assaulted by a masked man?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

5. In what state does the narrative take place?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) California.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To whom had Larry sold some of his land in the past, according to documents Silas finds in Larry's house?

4. On what Saturday of Larry's summer vacation does Chapter 5 begin?

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

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