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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Before his death, M and M had been known to local authorities as what type of criminal?
(a) A bank robber.
(b) A confidence trickster.
(c) A drug dealer.
(d) A money launderer.

3. What types of animals does Larry keep on his property?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Pigs.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Chickens.

4. Larry's mother often prays that Larry will find what?
(a) A friend.
(b) A purpose.
(c) A path.
(d) A role model.

5. What kind of children are referenced within the novel's epigraph?
(a) Northern.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Southern.
(d) Western.

6. In what year does Chapter 5 take place?
(a) 2011.
(b) 1992.
(c) 2018.
(d) 1979.

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

8. What is the name of the young woman with whom Larry had gone on a date just before her disappearance?
(a) Cindy.
(b) Sally.
(c) Jane.
(d) Riley.

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

10. For what meal do Silas and Angie meet at a local diner at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Dinner.
(c) A midnight snack.
(d) Lunch.

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 necklace.
(c) A mask.
(d) A wig.

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

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

14. What action ends the friendship between Silas and Larry in their boyhood?
(a) Silas finds out a secret about Larry's mother.
(b) Larry uses a racial slur against Silas.
(c) Larry hides Silas's rifle and will not give it back.
(d) Silas uses a racial slur against Larry.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what disease is Larry's mother Ina suffering?

3. Who does French consider the main suspect in Larry's shooting?

4. For what infraction does Silas stop a motorist in Chapter 8?

5. 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?

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