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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what city had Silas spent his early childhood before moving south with his mother?
(a) Denver.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Indianapolis.
(d) Chicago.

3. What had been the real reason behind the date between Cindy and Larry?
(a) Larry had wanted to use the date as a cover to set Cindy up with Silas.
(b) Larry had wanted to use the date as a cover for meeting Silas.
(c) Cindy had wanted to use the date as a cover for a visit to her boyfriend in another town.
(d) Larry had wanted to say he had been on a date with a girl.

4. What is peculiar about the phone bill Silas finds in Larry's house?
(a) The phone bill is in Cecil Walker's name.
(b) The phone bill is in Tina Rutherford's name.
(c) There are no outgoing calls listed.
(d) Every call is made from the same number to Larry's number.

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

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

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

8. To whom had Larry sold some of his land in the past, according to documents Silas finds in Larry's house?
(a) The Rutherfords.
(b) The Walkers.
(c) The Johnsons.
(d) The Joneses.

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

10. From what location does Silas gather items such as broken glass, molds made from tire tracks, and a piece of a marijuana cigarette?
(a) The cabin in the woods.
(b) Wallace Stringfellow's house.
(c) Angie's house.
(d) Larry's property.

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

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

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

14. What is featured in the shocking photograph that Silas finds during his search of Larry's house?
(a) Infant Silas on French's lap.
(b) Infant Silas on Larry's mother's lap.
(c) Infant Larry on Silas's mother's lap.
(d) Infant Cindy on Cecil's lap.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Silas on the phone during the moment he is shocked by one particular photograph in Larry's house?

2. How old had Larry been on the night of his date with Cindy?

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

4. In what year does Chapter 5 take place?

5. When Silas and his mother Alice had been forced to move, which direction had she told Silas they would need to go in order to end up with people she knew?

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