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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tactic does Larry use one day to scare off the intruder in the barn?
(a) He blares an air horn in his ear.
(b) He scares him with the zombie mask.
(c) He sets the barn on fire.
(d) He asks the sheriff to park his police car in front of Larry's barn.

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

3. 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.

4. What object does Wallace Stringfellow name when he mentions strangling women?
(a) A garotte.
(b) A metal chain.
(c) A nylon stocking.
(d) A belt.

5. What method of communication does Larry use to tell French everything he knows about Wallace Stringfellow?
(a) Telegram.
(b) Morse code.
(c) Phone call.
(d) Radio.

6. Wallace Stringfellow says that he had enjoyed listening to what sound as a child?
(a) His mother hurting his sister.
(b) His mother having sex with various men.
(c) His father strangling his mother.
(d) The rain falling onto the roof.

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

8. 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 raped and hurt.
(d) To be pampered and trusted.

9. What is the name of the nursing home in which Larry's mother Ina lives?
(a) Shady Acres.
(b) Shady Pines.
(c) Forest Grove.
(d) River Acres.

10. What task does Silas complete when he visits Larry's home in Chapter 14?
(a) He feeds the hogs.
(b) He feeds the snakes.
(c) He feeds the chickens.
(d) He feeds the fish.

11. What object is used within a simile depicting the force with which the dog comes toward Silas when it is unclipped from its tether?
(a) A stallion.
(b) A rocket.
(c) A draft horse.
(d) A powerhouse.

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

13. 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.

14. Who is NOT listed among the people Larry names as the only four who know about a particular topic?
(a) Silas.
(b) Angie.
(c) Silas's mother Alice.
(d) Wallace Stringfellow.

15. When Larry discovers who the intruder is in his barn, what is NOT a quality of the intruder?
(a) He has blond hair.
(b) He is young.
(c) He has a dark beard.
(d) He is skinny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Silas finally decide in Chapter 10 is the thing his mother had always told him was "missing out of" (155) him?

2. When Larry wakes up from his coma, he realizes that he is a suspect in what crimes?

3. In what sport had Silas been a star at the time when he met Cindy?

4. In what task is Miss Voncille immersed when Silas sees her in Town Hall and asks her for a favor?

5. What type of creature is featured on the show Larry watches from his hospital room?

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