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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wallace Stringfellow, what drug causes him to be more truthful than he would otherwise be?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Peyote.
(c) Laughing gas.
(d) Caffeine.

2. When Larry discovers who the intruder is in his barn, what is NOT a quality of the intruder?
(a) He has a dark beard.
(b) He is skinny.
(c) He has blond hair.
(d) He is young.

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 had been the real reason behind the date between Cindy and Larry?
(a) Larry had wanted to say he had been on a date with a girl.
(b) Cindy had wanted to use the date as a cover for a visit to her boyfriend in another town.
(c) Larry had wanted to use the date as a cover for meeting Silas.
(d) Larry had wanted to use the date as a cover to set Cindy up with Silas.

5. To what horror novel does the scene of the dog John Wayne Gacy allude?
(a) Graveyard Shift.
(b) Salem's Lot.
(c) Rosemary's Baby.
(d) Silence of the Lambs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is used within a simile depicting the force with which the dog comes toward Silas when it is unclipped from its tether?

2. What scents does Silas hope to smell as he enters Wallace Stringfellow's home?

3. What weapon does Wallace Stringfellow use in order to damage Larry's truck?

4. What reason does Wallace Stringfellow give Silas for needing to go back outside?

5. What object does Wallace Stringfellow say that he collects when he is interviewed by Silas?

(see the answer key)

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