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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 shag rug he has been meaning to rip up.
(d) The bare walls he had been meaning to decorate.

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

3. In what part of his body had Larry receives a gunshot wound?
(a) His leg.
(b) His arm.
(c) His head.
(d) His chest.

4. To whom did Larry's animals used to belong?
(a) His cousin.
(b) Silas.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Silas associated with the dead man he has found in the swamp when the narrative first introduces him?

2. What object does Larry come home to find "waiting" in his house in the first sentence of the novel?

3. What types of animals does Larry keep on his property?

4. What type of animal does Silas hope to shoot with the weapon Larry lends him?

5. For how many days has "the Rutherford girl" (1) been missing at the start of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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