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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state does the narrative take place?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

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

3. Silas explains that he and his classmates had once used Larry for the use of which item, before dropping him again completely?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A convertible car.
(c) A boat.
(d) A zombie mask.

4. What type of animal does Silas hope to shoot with the weapon Larry lends him?
(a) Elk.
(b) Pheasants.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Rabbits.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What trait does Silas finally decide in Chapter 10 is the thing his mother had always told him was "missing out of" (155) him?

3. What is the name of the nursing home in which Larry's mother Ina lives?

4. What object does Silas like to throw?

5. 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?

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