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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had been the first person to shatter Silas's illusion that his relationship with Cindy was a secret no one knew about?
(a) Larry's mother.
(b) Silas's mother.
(c) Cindy's mother.
(d) Cindy's stepfather.

2. At what object does Larry stare after leaving his place on the porch at the end of the novel?
(a) The rifle.
(b) The zombie mask.
(c) The broom.
(d) The catfish.

3. How long after Silas is warned about his relationship with Cindy does she disappear?
(a) Less than a year.
(b) Less than a week.
(c) Around six months.
(d) Less than a month.

4. What object does Silas like to throw?
(a) A football.
(b) A boomerang.
(c) A racquetball.
(d) A baseball.

5. What object is Larry said to be banned from possessing?
(a) A gun.
(b) A passport.
(c) A knife.
(d) A credit card.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city had Silas spent his early childhood before moving south with his mother?

2. When Larry wakes up from his coma, he realizes that he is a suspect in what crimes?

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

4. What does Silas discover underneath the place where his bed had used to be within the cabin in the woods?

5. What will be the lasting effects of Silas's dog bite, according to the narrator?

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