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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Silas eventually decide had likely murdered Cindy?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Carl.
(c) Ina.
(d) Alice.

2. 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) Cleaning out the garage.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Raking the leaves.

3. What request does Larry make of his nurses at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) To be wheeled outside for a cigarette.
(b) To be given a bath.
(c) To be moved to another room.
(d) To be given vegetarian meals.

4. What type of creature is tied up outside of Wallace Stringfellow's house when Silas arrives?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A bobcat.

5. What is the name of the motorist Silas stops on his way to the cabin in the woods where he and his mother Alice had lived?
(a) Violet Henner.
(b) Carl Ott.
(c) Wallace Stringfellow.
(d) Tina Rutherford.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the body does Silas shoot Wallace Stringfellow before Stringfellow escapes into the woods?

2. What name does Carl call Larry during the contest over the rifle?

3. In Chapter 10, it is revealed that the dead body Silas finds within the cabin belongs to whom?

4. 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?

5. What type of animal does Silas hope to shoot with the weapon Larry lends him?

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