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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wins the right to keep Carl's rifle and for how long?
(a) Silas wins the rifle temporarily.
(b) Silas wins the rifle permanently.
(c) Larry wins the rifle temporarily.
(d) Silas wins the rifle permanently.

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

3. What does the narration say would be "okay with Larry" (7) at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Death.
(c) Dinner.
(d) A career change.

4. What object does Larry lend to Silas without the knowledge of Larry's father?
(a) A revolver.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A musket.
(d) A pistol.

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

6. In what town does the novel take place?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Macon.
(c) Reform.
(d) Chabot.

7. Who has a habit of spying on Cindy Walker as she sunbathes on her deck?
(a) Larry.
(b) Wallace Stringfellow.
(c) Silas.
(d) French.

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

9. The caller on the answering machine message says that at the time of the call, it is the morning of which day of the week?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Saturday.

10. To whom is Larry planning to bring lunch before he is assaulted by a masked man?
(a) His brother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

12. What position does Silas's girlfriend Angie hold?
(a) Bookkeeper.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Dental hygienist.
(d) Emergency Medical Technician.

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

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

15. What event does Silas reflect upon as he searches Larry's shop in Chapter 6?
(a) His relationship with Angie.
(b) His mother's funeral.
(c) His graduation from high school.
(d) His graduation from college.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does the novel begin?

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

3. What had been the real reason behind the date between Cindy and Larry?

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

5. On what Saturday of Larry's summer vacation does Chapter 5 begin?

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