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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Larry come home to find "waiting" in his house in the first sentence of the novel?
(a) A monster.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A beast.
(d) A mirage.

2. What tactic does Larry use one day to scare off the intruder in the barn?
(a) He sets the barn on fire.
(b) He asks the sheriff to park his police car in front of Larry's barn.
(c) He blares an air horn in his ear.
(d) He scares him with the zombie mask.

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

4. What chore does Carl assign to his son Larry that keeps Larry from his prior plans until the latter half of the day?
(a) Cleaning the gutters.
(b) Mowing the lawn.
(c) Cleaning out the garage.
(d) Raking the leaves.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What action ends the friendship between Silas and Larry in their boyhood?

3. How had Cindy Walker felt about her future in Chabot?

4. What are Cecil and Carl trying to do to Cindy when Silas intervenes?

5. What object does Wallace Stringfellow name when he mentions strangling women?

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