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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Larry go after he finishes the chore assigned to him by his father Carl?
(a) To the soda shop.
(b) To the cabin.
(c) To the swimming hole.
(d) To the arcade.

2. 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) Carl Ott.
(b) Wallace Stringfellow.
(c) Tina Rutherford.
(d) Violet Henner.

3. Who does French consider the main suspect in Larry's shooting?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Larry.
(c) Carl.
(d) Wallace Stringfellow.

4. Who calls Silas in Chapter 4 to tell him that Larry is alive?
(a) Alice.
(b) French.
(c) Angie.
(d) Miss Voncille.

5. What object does Larry come home to find "waiting" in his house in the first sentence of the novel?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A beast.
(c) A mirage.
(d) A monster.

6. Whose criminal arrest had led to the urgent need for Silas and his mother's relocation?
(a) Silas's mother Alice.
(b) Silas's uncle.
(c) The boyfriend of Silas's mother Alice.
(d) Silas's brother.

7. In what part of his body had Larry receives a gunshot wound?
(a) His leg.
(b) His head.
(c) His chest.
(d) His arm.

8. At what item does Silas stare as he listens to the answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) The stained counter tops he has been meaning to replace.
(b) The shag rug he has been meaning to rip up.
(c) The empty room he had been meaning to populate with furniture.
(d) The bare walls he had been meaning to decorate.

9. What kind of mask is the masked man wearing when he confronts Larry?
(a) Vampire.
(b) Zombie.
(c) Clown.
(d) Fairy.

10. How had Larry come to have a date with Cindy?
(a) Larry had asked Cindy for a date.
(b) Cindy had been set up with Larry by Silas.
(c) Cindy had asked Larry for a date.
(d) Larry had been set up with Cindy by his mother.

11. What does Silas discover underneath the place where his bed had used to be within the cabin in the woods?
(a) A grave.
(b) A mask.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A wig.

12. At the start of the novel, how many murders do Larry's fellow citizens believe he has committed?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

13. Who calls Silas on the phone during the moment he is shocked by one particular photograph in Larry's house?
(a) Alice.
(b) Angie.
(c) Carl.
(d) French.

14. 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 out the garage.
(b) Raking the leaves.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Cleaning the gutters.

15. What method does Carl force Larry and Silas to use in order to decide who gets to keep Carl's rifle?
(a) Foot racing.
(b) Guessing a number between one and ten.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Drawing straws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of children are referenced within the novel's epigraph?

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

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

4. Who has a habit of spying on Cindy Walker as she sunbathes on her deck?

5. In what month does the novel begin?

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