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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What action ends the friendship between Silas and Larry in their boyhood?
(a) Larry hides Silas's rifle and will not give it back.
(b) Silas finds out a secret about Larry's mother.
(c) Silas uses a racial slur against Larry.
(d) Larry uses a racial slur against Silas.

3. What action does Silas take before beginning the day's investigation at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) He sweeps the floor of Town Hall.
(b) He picks Miss Voncille up from the hairdresser.
(c) He picks up his dry cleaning.
(d) He eats breakfast at the diner.

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

5. What object does Silas like to throw?
(a) A racquetball.
(b) A boomerang.
(c) A baseball.
(d) A football.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what infraction does Silas stop a motorist in Chapter 8?

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

4. Silas explains that he and his classmates had once used Larry for the use of which item, before dropping him again completely?

5. Larry's mother often prays that Larry will find what?

(see the answer key)

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