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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of children are referenced within the novel's epigraph?
(a) Southern.
(b) Western.
(c) Northern.
(d) Eastern.

2. In which community had M and M lived before his death?
(a) Chabot.
(b) Arlos.
(c) Meridian.
(d) Amos.

3. In what month does the novel begin?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) April.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Larry's favorite genre of fiction?

2. From whom does Silas receive an answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?

3. What does the narration say would be "okay with Larry" (7) at the end of Chapter 1?

4. What law enforcement position does Silas hold in town?

5. What type of weapon is the masked man holding when he confronts Larry?

(see the answer key)

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