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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Onto what parts of Larry's body does Lolly fasten restraints once the interview is over?
(a) His wrists.
(b) His wrists and his ankles.
(c) His waist and his ankles.
(d) His ankles.

2. Wallace Stringfellow tells Larry that sometimes women want which two different actions taken against them?
(a) To be left alone and to be trusted.
(b) To be trusted and adored.
(c) To be pampered and trusted.
(d) To be raped and hurt.

3. Who had been the first person to shatter Silas's illusion that his relationship with Cindy was a secret no one knew about?
(a) Cindy's stepfather.
(b) Larry's mother.
(c) Cindy's mother.
(d) Silas's mother.

4. Larry recalls that after the disappearance of Tina Rutherford, who had visited him to say that he had "done something" (234)?
(a) Wallace Stringfellow.
(b) Carl.
(c) French.
(d) Lolly.

5. Who does Silas eventually decide had likely murdered Cindy?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Ina.
(c) Carl.
(d) Alice.

6. What item does Marla bring to Silas along with his sausages at The Hub?
(a) A glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice.
(b) A handwritten note.
(c) A bottle of aspirin.
(d) A raw egg.

7. What two sources of help are unavailable to Silas during his altercation with Wallace Stringfellow?
(a) His holster and his handcuffs.
(b) His gun and his tazer.
(c) His radio and his nightstick.
(d) His phone and his radio.

8. For what reason is Lolly absent on the day when Silas visits Wallace Stringfellow's house?
(a) He is interviewing a suspect in M and M's murder.
(b) He is interviewing a suspect in Marla's rape.
(c) He is interviewing a suspect in Cindy's murder.
(d) He is interviewing a suspect in Tina's murder.

9. Who had found the body underneath his former bed in the cabin?
(a) Carl.
(b) French.
(c) Larry.
(d) Silas.

10. Who ultimately kills Wallace Stringfellow, according to a news report?
(a) Wallace Stringfellow.
(b) Cecil Walker.
(c) Silas.
(d) French.

11. What name does Silas call the dog tied up outside Wallace Stringfellow's house as he gets out of his Jeep?
(a) Cujo.
(b) Tex.
(c) Jaws.
(d) Varmint.

12. What term does Ina use when she recognizes Silas's mother in the photograph Silas brings?
(a) Angel.
(b) Home-wrecker.
(c) Harlot.
(d) Maid.

13. In what part of Silas's body is he shot before he crawls underneath Wallace Stringfellow's house?
(a) His right leg.
(b) His right arm.
(c) His left arm.
(d) His left leg.

14. What type of creature is tied up outside of Wallace Stringfellow's house when Silas arrives?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A bobcat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A raccoon.

15. Wallace Stringfellow admits during one visit to Larry's house all but which of the following things?
(a) That he had used to imagine Larry catching him on Larry's property.
(b) That he had killed Tina Rutherford.
(c) That he had been curious about meeting Larry due to his nefarious reputation.
(d) That he is not really a cable television salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman into whom Silas runs at the bar called The Bus says that her roommate had dated a guy with a collection of guns and a collection of what?

2. Wallace Stringfellow says that he has a dog named what?

3. In what part of the body does Silas shoot Wallace Stringfellow before Stringfellow escapes into the woods?

4. What is the name of the nursing home in which Larry's mother Ina lives?

5. According to Wallace Stringfellow, what drug causes him to be more truthful than he would otherwise be?

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