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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 object is Larry said to be banned from possessing?
(a) A knife.
(b) A passport.
(c) A gun.
(d) A credit card.

2. Where does Larry go after he finishes the chore assigned to him by his father Carl?
(a) To the cabin.
(b) To the arcade.
(c) To the soda shop.
(d) To the swimming hole.

3. At what item does Silas stare as he listens to the answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) The empty room he had been meaning to populate with furniture.
(b) The stained counter tops he has been meaning to replace.
(c) The bare walls he had been meaning to decorate.
(d) The shag rug he has been meaning to rip up.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town does the novel take place?

2. Whose criminal arrest had led to the urgent need for Silas and his mother's relocation?

3. What does Silas discover underneath the place where his bed had used to be within the cabin in the woods?

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

5. What had been the real reason behind the date between Cindy and Larry?

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