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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What position does Silas's girlfriend Angie hold?
(a) Dental hygienist.
(b) Bookkeeper.
(c) Emergency Medical Technician.
(d) Bartender.

3. What type of weapon is the masked man holding when he confronts Larry?
(a) A knife.
(b) A razor blade.
(c) A tazer.
(d) A gun.

4. To how many channels does Larry have access during his stay in the hospital?
(a) 75.
(b) 100+.
(c) 50.
(d) 5.

5. With what object is the window held up in the office Silas shares with Miss Voncille?
(a) A book.
(b) A brick.
(c) A glass bottle.
(d) A globe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Ina use when she recognizes Silas's mother in the photograph Silas brings?

2. What kind of children are referenced within the novel's epigraph?

3. Just before falling asleep at the end of the novel, Larry considers that he needs to call whom the following morning?

4. What substance is Wallace Stringfellow ingesting when Silas arrives at his house for the first time?

5. What tactic does Larry use one day to scare off the intruder in the barn?

(see the answer key)

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