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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason is Lolly absent on the day when Silas visits Wallace Stringfellow's house?
(a) He is interviewing a suspect in Cindy's murder.
(b) He is interviewing a suspect in M and M's murder.
(c) He is interviewing a suspect in Tina's murder.
(d) He is interviewing a suspect in Marla's rape.

2. What object had been in Larry's hand when he had been found?
(a) A clothes hanger.
(b) A set of keys.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pistol.

3. In what location does Silas emerge when he crawls the length of Wallace Stringfellow's house?
(a) Near the front door.
(b) Near the fountain.
(c) Near the back door.
(d) Near the woodpile.

4. Who is NOT listed among the people Larry names as the only four who know about a particular topic?
(a) Silas's mother Alice.
(b) Wallace Stringfellow.
(c) Angie.
(d) Silas.

5. With what object is the window held up in the office Silas shares with Miss Voncille?
(a) A globe.
(b) A book.
(c) A glass bottle.
(d) A brick.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Larry's animals used to belong?

2. In what town does the novel take place?

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

4. From whom does Silas receive an answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?

5. In what way does Silas respond when he hears the answering machine message?

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