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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace Stringfellow tells Larry that sometimes women want which two different actions taken against them?
(a) To be pampered and trusted.
(b) To be trusted and adored.
(c) To be left alone and to be trusted.
(d) To be raped and hurt.

2. How far is it from Larry's house to the house of his nearest neighbor?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 100 yards.
(d) 3 miles.

3. When Silas and his mother Alice had been forced to move, which direction had she told Silas they would need to go in order to end up with people she knew?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

4. What reason does Wallace Stringfellow give Silas for needing to go back outside?
(a) To check the wind direction.
(b) To look for his cat.
(c) To quiet his dog.
(d) To grab something from his ATV.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is interrogating Larry when Silas arrives to interrupt the interview?

2. From what location does Silas gather items such as broken glass, molds made from tire tracks, and a piece of a marijuana cigarette?

3. At the start of the novel, how many murders do Larry's fellow citizens believe he has committed?

4. Into whom does Silas run one night when he is having drinks by himself at the bar called The Bus?

5. Part Two , Chapter 6 depicts the time of Silas's life when he had been what age?

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