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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 lack does Silas feel deeply as he walks home in the dark from Larry's house the only time he goes there during his adolescence?
(a) A girlfriend.
(b) A father.
(c) A job.
(d) A friend.

2. From whom does Silas receive an answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Angie.
(b) French.
(c) Miss Voncille.
(d) Larry.

3. What does Silas discover underneath the place where his bed had used to be within the cabin in the woods?
(a) A mask.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A wig.
(d) A grave.

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

5. In what year does Chapter 5 take place?
(a) 2011.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1979.
(d) 2018.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does French consider the main suspect in Larry's shooting?

4. The caller on the answering machine message says that at the time of the call, it is the morning of which day of the week?

5. How old is Larry in the present day?

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