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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does the novel begin?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) February.
(d) April.

2. The vines and weeds encroaching upon the cabin in the woods are said to resemble what type of creature?
(a) Eels.
(b) Worms.
(c) Snake.
(d) Snails.

3. 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) Violet Henner.
(d) Tina Rutherford.

4. Part Two , Chapter 6 depicts the time of Silas's life when he had been what age?
(a) 13.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

5. What kind of weather is said to have occurred the night before the novel's first events?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A quick thaw.
(c) A cold snap.
(d) A storm.

6. How old is Larry in the present day?
(a) 50.
(b) 41.
(c) 26.
(d) 31.

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

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

9. 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?
(a) A girlfriend.
(b) A job.
(c) A friend.
(d) A father.

10. What type of weapon is the masked man holding when he confronts Larry?
(a) A razor blade.
(b) A tazer.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

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

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

13. What is the outcome of Larry's encounter with the masked man?
(a) The masked man is tazed.
(b) The masked man is shot.
(c) Larry is stabbed.
(d) Larry is shot.

14. From whom does Silas receive an answering machine message at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) French.
(b) Larry.
(c) Miss Voncille.
(d) Angie.

15. 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) Cleaning the gutters.
(c) Raking the leaves.
(d) Mowing the lawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object had been in Larry's hand when he had been found?

2. Silas says that Larry had always had a particular affinity for what type of creature?

3. Before his death, M and M had been known to local authorities as what type of criminal?

4. What is featured in the shocking photograph that Silas finds during his search of Larry's house?

5. What method does Carl force Larry and Silas to use in order to decide who gets to keep Carl's rifle?

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